R10.83 vs R68.1
R10.83 (Colic) compared with R68.1 (Nonspecific symptoms peculiar to infancy), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.
Can these codes be reported together?
No — do not report together. R68.1 carries an Excludes1 note covering R10.83: “colic, infantile (R10.83)”
Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).
Side by side
| R10.83Colic | R68.1Nonspecific symptoms peculiar to infancy | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Billable | Non-billable header |
| Classification | R00-R99 — Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings, Not Elsewhere Classified (R00-R99) | R00-R99 — Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings, Not Elsewhere Classified (R00-R99) |
| Definition | Colic is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (R10.83). | Nonspecific symptoms peculiar to infancy is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (R68.1). |
| Includes | Colic NOS Infantile colic | — |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources