Diagnosis Code

R20.1 HYPOESTHESIA OF SKIN


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: R20.1

Short Description: Hypoesthesia of skin

Long Description: Hypoesthesia of skin

The code R20.1 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 skin and subcutaneous tissue (R20-R23)
      • Disturbances of skin sensation (R20)
        • R20.1 Hypoesthesia of skin

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Cold sensation reduced
  • Decreased skin sensitivity
  • Finding of firm touch
  • Finding of light touch
  • Finding of pin prick discrimination
  • Finding of touch discrimination
  • Heat sensation reduced
  • High pain threshold
  • Hypoalgesia
  • Hypoesthesia
  • Impaired firm touch sensation
  • Impaired light touch sensation
  • Impaired pin prick discrimination
  • Impaired touch discrimination
  • Increased pain threshold
  • Pain threshold - finding
  • Pain threshold - finding
  • Post-surgical reduced sensation of skin
  • Reduced sensation of skin
  • Sensation of pain reduced
  • Tactile hypesthesia
  • Thermal hypesthesia

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
R20.1 Right Arrow 782.0 Skin sensation disturb

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
R20 Disturbances of skin sensation
R20.0 Anesthesia of skin
R20.2 Paresthesia of skin
R20.3 Hyperesthesia
R20.8 Other disturbances of skin sensation
R20.9 Unspecified disturbances of skin sensation


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