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
Code Version: 2025 ICD-10-CM

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)

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		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: 10/1/2024

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