R45.83 vs R68.11
R45.83 (Excessive crying of child, adolescent or adult) compared with R68.11 (Excessive crying of infant (baby)), 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. R68.11 carries an Excludes1 note covering R45.83: “excessive crying of child, adolescent, or adult (R45.83)”
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
| R45.83Excessive crying of child, adolescent or adult | R68.11Excessive crying of infant (baby) | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Billable | Billable |
| 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 | Excessive crying of child, adolescent or adult is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (R45.83). | Excessive crying of infant (baby) is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (R68.11). |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources