787.20 DYSPHAGIA NOS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 787.20

Short Description: Dysphagia NOS

Long Description: Dysphagia, unspecified

Code Classification:

  • Symptoms, signs, and ill-defined conditions (780–799)
    • Symptoms (780-789)
      • 787 Symptoms involving digestive system
        • 787.20 Dysphagia NOS

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 787.20 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Aphagia 787.20
    • psychogenic 307.1
  • Difficulty
    • swallowing (see also Dysphagia) 787.20
  • Dysphagia 787.20
    • cervical 787.29
    • functional 300.11
    • hysterical 300.11
    • nervous 300.11
    • neurogenic 787.29
    • oral phase 787.21
    • oropharyngeal phase 787.22
    • pharyngeal phase 787.23
    • pharyngoesophageal phase 787.24
    • psychogenic 306.4
    • sideropenic 280.8
    • spastica 530.5
    • specified NEC 787.29
  • Odynophagia 787.20
  • Swallowed, swallowing
    • difficulty (see also Dysphagia) 787.20
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • cricopharyngeal 787.20

Crosswalk Information

The code 787.20 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
787.20 Right Arrow R13.0 Aphagia
R13.10 Dysphagia, unspecified
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 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-9 Code ICD-9 Description
787.01 Nausea with vomiting
787.02 Nausea alone
787.03 Vomiting alone
787.04 Bilious emesis
787.1 Heartburn
787.21 Dysphagia, oral phase
787.22 Dysphagia, oropharyngeal phase
787.23 Dysphagia, pharyngeal phase
787.24 Dysphagia, pharyngoesophageal phase
787.29 Other dysphagia
787.3 Flatulence, eructation, and gas pain
787.4 Visible peristalsis
787.5 Abnormal bowel sounds
787.60 Full incontinence of feces
787.61 Incomplete defecation
787.62 Fecal smearing
787.63 Fecal urgency
787.7 Abnormal feces
787.91 Diarrhea
787.99 Other symptoms involving digestive system


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