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Diagnosis Code

R68.12 FUSSY INFANT (BABY)


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: R68.12

Short Description: Fussy infant (baby)

Long Description: Fussy infant (baby)

The code R68.12 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00–R99)
    • General symptoms and signs (R50-R69)
      • Other general symptoms and signs (R68)
        • R68.12 Fussy infant (baby)

This code is valid for pediatric diagnoses

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Anger reaction
  • Difficulty controlling anger
  • Difficulty controlling emotions
  • Feeling angry
  • Feeling irritable
  • Finding related to ability to control anger
  • Finding related to ability to control emotions
  • Hyperactive behavior
  • Hyperirritability
  • Irritability and anger
  • Neonatal agitation
  • Outbursts of anger
  • Temper problem
  • Unsettled infant

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code R68.12 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Signs And Symptoms With Mcc (947)
  • Signs And Symptoms Without Mcc (948)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code R68.12 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Irritable infant

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
R68.12 Right Arrow 780.91 Fussy infant/baby

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
R68 Other general symptoms and signs
R68.0 Hypothermia, not associated with low environmental temperature
R68.1 Nonspecific symptoms peculiar to infancy
R68.11 Excessive crying of infant (baby)
R68.13 Apparent life threatening event in infant (ALTE)
R68.19 Other nonspecific symptoms peculiar to infancy
R68.2 Dry mouth, unspecified
R68.3 Clubbing of fingers
R68.8 Other general symptoms and signs
R68.81 Early satiety
R68.82 Decreased libido
R68.83 Chills (without fever)
R68.84 Jaw pain
R68.89 Other general symptoms and signs

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023

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