R42 DIZZINESS AND GIDDINESS

Code Information

  • Diagnosis Code: R42
  • Short Description: Dizziness and giddiness
  • Long Description: Dizziness and giddiness
  • Code Version: 2025 ICD-10-CM

The code R42 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification

Synonyms

  • Apoplectic vertigo
  • Cervical vertigo
  • Chronic vertigo
  • Congenital non-progressive ataxia
  • Constant vertigo
  • Dissociative neurological symptom disorder co-occurrent with dizziness
  • Dizziness
  • Dizziness and giddiness
  • Dizziness caused by drug
  • Dizziness caused by drug
  • Dizziness following neck extension
  • Dizziness of unknown cause
  • Dizziness on standing up
  • Dizziness present
  • Dizzy spells
  • Dysequilibrium syndrome
  • Episodic recurrent vertigo
  • Essential vertigo
  • Exertional dizziness
  • Felt faint
  • Giddiness
  • Giddiness present
  • Lateral vertigo
  • Lightheadedness
  • Loss of equilibrium
  • Mal de debarquement syndrome
  • Multisensory dizziness
  • Nocturnal vertigo
  • Non-labyrinthine vertigo
  • Objective vertigo
  • Ocular vertigo
  • Oscillation of surroundings
  • Persistent postural perceptual dizziness
  • Posttraumatic vertigo
  • Posttraumatic vertigo
  • Postural dizziness
  • Severe vertigo
  • Severe vertigo, acute onset
  • Subjective vertigo
  • Vertigo
  • Vertigo as late effect of stroke
  • Vertigo as sequela of cerebrovascular disease
  • Vertigo as sequela of cerebrovascular disease
  • Vertigo as sequela of ischemic cerebrovascular accident
  • Vertigo associated with recent change in eyeglasses
  • Vertigo caused by drug
  • Vertigo due to and following embolic cerebrovascular accident
  • Vertigo due to and following hemorrhagic cerebrovascular accident
  • Vertigo due to brain injury
  • Vertigo due to brain injury
  • Vertigo due to cervical arthrosis
  • Vertigo on awakening
  • Vertigo preceded by chewing
  • Vertigo preceded by head injury
  • Vertigo preceded by prolonged dental work or oral surgery
  • Vertigo preceded by unsteady feeling
  • Vertigo produced by neck pressure
  • Vertigo when trying to urinate
  • Vertigo, acute onset with vomiting and inability to stand
  • Vomiting symptom

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code R42 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Light-headedness
    • Vertigo NOS
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • vertiginous syndromes (@H81*.-)
    • vertigo from infrasound (@T75.23*)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
R42 Right Arrow 780.4 Dizziness and giddiness
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.

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This page was last updated on: 10/1/2024
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