783.41 FAILURE TO THRIVE-CHILD


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 783.41

Short Description: Failure to thrive-child

Long Description: Failure to thrive

Code Classification:

  • Symptoms, signs, and ill-defined conditions (780–799)
    • Symptoms (780-789)
      • 783 Symptoms concerning nutrition, metabolism, and development
        • 783.41 Failure to thrive-child

This code is valid for pediatric diagnoses (age 0 through 17)

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 783.41 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Failure, failed
    • to thrive
      • child 783.41
    • weight gain in childhood 783.41

Crosswalk Information

The code 783.41 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
783.41 Right Arrow R62.51 Failure to thrive (child)
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 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-9 Code ICD-9 Description
783.0 Anorexia
783.1 Abnormal weight gain
783.21 Loss of weight
783.22 Underweight
783.3 Feeding difficulties and mismanagement
783.40 Lack of normal physiological development, unspecified
783.42 Delayed milestones
783.43 Short stature
783.5 Polydipsia
783.6 Polyphagia
783.7 Adult failure to thrive
783.9 Other symptoms concerning nutrition, metabolism, and development


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014