2025 ICD-10-CM code F98.2
Other feeding disorders of infancy and childhood. This diagnosis is used for persistent inadequate eating in infants and children under 6, leading to significant weight loss or failure to gain weight, when there is no underlying medical condition.
Medical necessity for services related to F98.2 is established by the documented presence of the disorder and its impact on the child's growth and development.This may include the need for diagnostic testing, therapeutic interventions like behavioral therapy or dietary counseling, and ongoing monitoring of the child's progress.
Clinicians diagnosing F98.2 should conduct a thorough assessment, including a detailed history, physical examination, and potentially laboratory tests and imaging studies to rule out underlying medical conditions. They may also consider behavioral therapy, dietary counseling, and parent education as part of the treatment plan.
- Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders (F01-F99)
- Behavioral and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence (F90-F98)
In simple words: This code describes a feeding disorder in babies and young children where they don't eat enough to gain weight or maintain a healthy weight. This isn't caused by a physical problem or another mental health condition, and it's not because there isn't enough food available.
Other feeding disorders of infancy and childhood refers to infant or child feeding disorders not represented by another code.This includes feeding disturbances manifested by persistent failure to eat adequately with significant failure to gain weight or significant loss of weight over at least one month, not due to an associated gastrointestinal or other general medical condition and not better accounted for by another mental disorder (e.g., Rumination Disorder) or by lack of available food. The onset is before the age of 6.
Example 1: A 5-month-old infant consistently refuses to take more than a few ounces of formula at each feeding, resulting in significant weight loss and irritability. After ruling out any medical causes, the pediatrician diagnoses F98.2., A 2-year-old child suddenly stops eating solid foods and only drinks small amounts of juice, leading to significant weight loss.No medical cause is found, and the child is diagnosed with F98.2., A 4-year-old child, previously a healthy eater, develops an extreme aversion to certain food textures and refuses to eat them, resulting in failure to thrive. After excluding other medical or psychological conditions, F98.2 is diagnosed.
Documentation should include evidence of significant weight loss or failure to thrive, detailed feeding history, and results of any tests or evaluations to exclude other medical or psychological conditions. The onset of symptoms before age 6 should also be documented.
** Excludes2: anorexia nervosa and other eating disorders (F50.-), feeding difficulties (R63.3-), feeding problems of newborn (P92.-), pica of infancy or childhood (F98.3)
- Specialties:Pediatrics, Child Psychiatry, Nutrition
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