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Diagnosis Code

R20.9 UNSPECIFIED DISTURBANCES OF SKIN SENSATION


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: R20.9

Short Description: Unspecified disturbances of skin sensation

Long Description: Unspecified disturbances of skin sensation

The code R20.9 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)
        • R20.9 Unspecified disturbances of skin sensation

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Altered sensation of skin
  • Finding of sensation by site
  • Loss of protective sensation of skin
  • Loss of protective sensation of skin
  • Peripheral vascular disease of foot with loss of protective sensation
  • Peripheral vascular disease of foot with loss of protective sensation and deformity
  • Sensory disorder
  • Sensory disorder as a late effect of cerebrovascular disease
  • Sensory disturbance in limb
  • Sensory symptoms
  • Skin sensation disturbance

Crosswalk Information

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

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

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