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ICD-10-CM Code for Other symptoms and signs concerning food and fluid intake R63.8

ICD-10 code R63.8 for Other symptoms and signs concerning food and fluid intake is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified .

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Other symptoms and signs concerning food and fluid intake

R63

Excludes1: bulimia NOS (F50.2-)

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