Diagnosis Code

R13.19 OTHER DYSPHAGIA


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: R13.19

Short Description: Other dysphagia

Long Description: Other dysphagia

The code R13.19 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00–R99)
    • Symptoms and signs involving the digestive system and abdomen (R10-R19)
      • Aphagia and dysphagia (R13)
        • R13.19 Other dysphagia

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Aberrant retro-esophageal subclavian artery causing dysphagia
  • Aphagia
  • Aphagia algera
  • Congenital malposition of subclavian artery
  • Constant low-grade dysphagia
  • Difficulty initiating swallowing reflex
  • Dysphagia lusoria
  • Dysphagia lusoria
  • Esophageal dysphagia
  • Finding related to ability to initiate swallowing reflex
  • Intermittent dysphagia
  • Post-vagotomy dysphagia
  • Retroesophageal subclavian artery
  • Swallowing painful

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code R13.19 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis And Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders With Mcc (391)
  • Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis And Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders Without Mcc (392)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code R13.19 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Cervical dysphagia
    • Neurogenic dysphagia

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
R13.19 Right Arrow 787.29 Dysphagia NEC

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
R13 Aphagia and dysphagia
R13.0 Aphagia
R13.1 Dysphagia
R13.10 Dysphagia, unspecified
R13.11 Dysphagia, oral phase
R13.12 Dysphagia, oropharyngeal phase
R13.13 Dysphagia, pharyngeal phase
R13.14 Dysphagia, pharyngoesophageal phase


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023