R13.0
BillableAphagia
Aphagia
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Inability to swallow
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
- psychogenic aphagia (F50.9)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- abnormal findings on antenatal screening of mother (O28.-)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- signs and symptoms classified in the body system chapters
- signs and symptoms of breast (N63, N64.5)
- congenital or infantile pylorospasm (Q40.0)
- gastrointestinal hemorrhage (K92.0-K92.2)
- intestinal obstruction (K56.-)
- newborn gastrointestinal hemorrhage (P54.0-P54.3)
- newborn intestinal obstruction (P76.-)
- pylorospasm (K31.3)
- signs and symptoms involving the urinary system (R30-R39)
- symptoms referable to female genital organs (N94.-)
- symptoms referable to male genital organs (N48-N50)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Aphagia60818005
- Absent deglutition88275004
- Aglutition88275004
- Deglutitive inhibition88275004
- Unable to swallow249486008
- Unable to initiate swallowing249487004
- Unable to initiate swallowing reflex249487004
- Unable to swallow food288942001
- Unable to swallow fluid288948002
- Unable to swallow liquid288948002
- Unable to swallow thickened fluid288953007
- Unable to swallow saliva288959006
- Unable to swallow solids306770001
- Unable to swallow soft foods306775006
- Finding related to ability to swallow solids364799004
- Finding related to ability to swallow soft foods364800000
- Finding related to ability to swallow thickened fluid364802008
- Finding related to ability to swallow saliva364803003
- Finding related to ability to initiate swallowing reflex364804009
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code R13.0?
ICD-10-CM code R13.0 represents "Aphagia". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is R13.0 a billable code?
Yes, R13.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is R13.0 in?
R13.0 is in Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings (codes R00-R99).
What codes cannot be used with R13.0?
R13.0 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: psychogenic aphagia (F50.9).
What SNOMED CT codes does R13.0 map to?
R13.0 maps to 15 SNOMED CT concepts: 88275004, 60818005, 364804009, 364803003, 364800000, and 10 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for R13.0?
R13.0 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0221470. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.