Types of Feeding Problems and the PFD Diagnosis

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The SOS Approach to Feeding is committed to helping professionals, parents, and caregivers understand the types of diagnoses for feeding/eating issues in children and adolescents. View the resources and information below to help you best support individuals through appropriate differential diagnosis including:

Pediatric Feeding Disorder Diagnostic Code
Picky Eater vs Pediatric Feeding Disorder vs Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder – Decision Tree Download

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Picky Eater vs Pediatric Feeding Disorder vs Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder

Use this decision tree to help identify the differences between these diagnoses and accurately determine which diagnosis may be most appropriate

Download the Picky Eater vs PFD vs ARFID Decision Tree

Pediatric Feeding Disorder is now officially a stand-alone diagnostic code (R code) in the U.S. International Classification of Diseases (ICD)

As of October 2021, Pediatric Feeding Disorder (PFD) has been officially approved by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to be a stand-alone diagnostic code (R code) in the U.S. International Classification of Diseases (ICD).

PFD is now a recognized condition rather than a symptom that is seen as transient. The ICD-10 code will allow physicians to diagnose the condition, thus warranting specialized services to treat the condition. Read the full announcement –Pediatric Feeding Disorder Now Active Announcement – October 2021