R20.8 OTHER DISTURBANCES OF SKIN SENSATION

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Code Information

Diagnosis Code: R20.8

Short Description: Other disturbances of skin sensation

Long Description: Other disturbances of skin sensation

The code R20.8 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)
    - R20.8 Other disturbances of skin sensation

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM

Synonyms

10g monofilament sensation absent
10g monofilament sensation L foot abnormal
10g monofilament sensation R foot abnormal
Absence of 2-point discrimination
Absence of deep sensation
Absence of sensation on left side of face
Absence of sensation on left side of trunk
Absence of sensation on right side of face
Absence of sensation on right side of trunk
Berger's paresthesia
Burning sensation
Burning sensation of ear
Burning sensation of mucous membrane
Burning sensation of nose
Burning sensation of skin
Burning sensation of vagina
Burning sensation of vulva
Cheiro-oral syndrome
Cold extremity
Cold extremity
Cold extremity
Cold feet
Cold foot
Cold hands
Cold sensation absent
Cold skin
Cryalgesia
Cryesthesia
Decreased skin temperature
Distant referral of tactile sensation
Dysesthesia
Dysesthesia of face
Dysesthesia of scalp
Feels hot
Finding of light touch
Finding of light touch
Finding of light touch
Finding of pin prick discrimination
Finding of pin prick discrimination
Finding of pin prick discrimination
Finding of pin prick discrimination
Finding of sensation of nose
Finding of sensation of wound
Finding of sensation of wound
Finding of touch discrimination
Finding of touch discrimination
Finding of touch discrimination
Graphesthesia absent
Graphesthesia finding
Graphesthesia finding
Graphesthesia impaired
Heat sensation absent
Hemihypalgesia
Hot-cold discrimination absent
Hot-cold discrimination reduced
Hutchinson's mask
Hypoalgesia
Impaired vibration sensation
Impaired vibration sensation of foot
Impaired vibration sense of left foot
Impaired vibration sense of right foot
Injection site burning
Intolerant of ambient temperature
Intolerant of heat
Irritating sensation along suture line
Loss of body image
Loss of protective sensation of foot with deformity
Loss of protective sensation of skin
Loss of protective sensation of skin
Loss of protective sensation of skin of foot
Normal pin prick discrimination
Painful and cold lower limb
Pin prick sensation of foot-abnormal
Pin prick sensation of foot-normal
Pin prick sensation of left foot abnormal
Pin prick sensation of left foot normal
Pin prick sensation of right foot abnormal
Psychogenic skin disease
Reduced deep sensation
Referred itching
Right-left disorientation
Sensation of sutures pulling
Sensitive to touch
Skin tenderness
Skin-ache syndrome
Sore skin
Synesthesia
Tactile discrimination left foot abnormal
Tactile discrimination right foot abnormal
Temperature sensation reversal
Thermal anesthesia
Thermal anesthesia
Thermal hypesthesia
Trichodynia
Trunk feels cold

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code		ICD-9 Code	ICD-9 Description
R20.8		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
R20.1	Hypoesthesia of skin
R20.2	Paresthesia of skin
R20.3	Hyperesthesia
R20.9	Unspecified disturbances of skin sensation

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

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