R62.50 – Unspecified lack of expected normal physiological development in childhood

R62.50 Diagnosis Code: Unspecified lack of expected normal physiological development in childhood

The R62.50 is an ICD code that’s included in the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM), and it is used to designate “Unspecified lack of expected normal physiological development in childhood.”

What is meant when we speak of “expected normal physiological development in childhood” is the range of changes that a person’s body goes through during their childhood years. These changes involve growing in size (height, body mass, and weight), growing teeth, etc. Changes also include learning how to communicate.

In the context of this ICD-10 code, the person lacks an expected normal physiological development during their childhood. What they didn’t develop or how much they didn’t develop is not specified. However, it should be noted that if a more specific designation can be given, then this should not be used as a principal diagnosis.

Is the R62.50 billable?

Yes, the R62.50 ICD-10 code is billable and can be used to designate a patient for reimbursement purposes.

R62.50 clinical information:

The R62.50 is classified as an Unspecified ICD-10 code. This means that it is used (and is only acceptable to be used) when a patient’s specific problem has not been determined. The general problem may have been determined (in this case, that would be the lack of the expected normal physiological development in childhood), but what it is specifically has yet to be determined.

For all we know, the person might not have developed teeth, their body mass and weight are not where you’d expect them to be, their growth is stunted, or maybe they have not yet learned to walk and communicate. Perhaps they have a developmental disorder.

In order to address this, it’s best to consult a pediatrician or a similar professional to determine what to do about the lack of expected normal physiological development in childhood. If a specific problem can be determined, it would also be best to use a more specific diagnosis code.

R62.50 synonyms include:

• Altered growth and development
• Body growth problem
• Body weight AND/OR growth problem
• Child developmental finding
• Childhood growth AND/OR development alteration
• Delay in physiological development
• Delayed growth and development
• Physiological development failure
• Problem of growth and development

Other ICD-10 codes commonly used for physiological development-related problems in children:

• R62 - Lack of expected normal physiological development in childhood and adults
• R62.0 - Delayed milestone in childhood
• R62.5 - Other and unspecified lack of expected normal physiological development in childhood
• R62.51 - Failure to thrive (child)
• R62.52 - Short stature (child)
• R62.59 - Other lack of expected normal physiological development in childhood