R13.10
BillableDysphagia, unspecified
Dysphagia, unspecified
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Difficulty in swallowing NOS
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
- psychogenic dysphagia (F45.8)
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)
Code First
The underlying condition must be sequenced before this code
- , if applicable, dysphagia following cerebrovascular disease (I69. with final characters -91)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Dysphagia40739000
- Abnormal deglutition47717004
- Abnormal swallowing47717004
- Regurgitation of gastric content78104003
- Difficulty swallowing solids162024005
- Difficulty swallowing fluid162025006
- Difficulty swallowing liquids162025006
- Unable to swallow249486008
- Swallowing symptoms267048005
- Does not swallow288938004
- Difficulty in swallowing288939007
- Difficulty swallowing288939007
- Swallowing difficult288939007
- Does not swallow food288944000
- Difficulty swallowing food288945004
- Food sticks on swallowing288945004
- Does not swallow fluid288950005
- Does not swallow liquid288950005
- Does not swallow thickened fluid288955000
- Difficulty swallowing thickened fluid288956004
- Does not swallow saliva288961002
- Difficulty swallowing saliva288962009
- Does not initiate swallowing reflex288966007
- Regurgitates after swallowing302769004
- Regurgitates feed302769004
- Does not swallow solids306772009
- Does not swallow soft foods306777003
- Difficulty swallowing soft foods306778008
- 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
- Finding of swallowing pattern366255007
- Swallowing pattern - finding366255007
- Uncompensated swallowing impairment398999006
- Presbyphagia472815000
- Unable to swallow tablet702551003
- Boder syndrome716180009
- Odontoma dysphagia syndrome716180009
- EMARDD (early-onset myopathy, areflexia, respiratory distress, dysphagia) syndrome1236844002
- Early-onset myopathy, areflexia, respiratory distress, dysphagia syndrome1236844002
- Difficulty swallowing pills8801000175101
- Dysphagia as late effect of spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage290641000119107
- Dysphagia as late effect of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage290641000119107
- Dysphagia as sequela of non-traumatic intracerebral haemorrhage290641000119107
- Dysphagia as sequela of non-traumatic intracerebral hemorrhage290641000119107
- Dysphagia due to and following non-traumatic intracerebral haemorrhage290641000119107
- Dysphagia due to and following non-traumatic intracerebral hemorrhage290641000119107
- Dysphagia as late effect of spontaneous subarachnoid haemorrhage291681000119108
- Dysphagia as late effect of spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage291681000119108
- Dysphagia as sequela of non-traumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage291681000119108
- Dysphagia as sequela of non-traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage291681000119108
- Dysphagia due to and following non-traumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage291681000119108
- Dysphagia due to and following non-traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage291681000119108
UMLS
- DEGLUTITION DISC0011168
- Deglutition DisorderC0011168
- Deglutition DisordersC0011168
- Deglutition disorderC0011168
- Difficulties swallowingC0011168
- Difficulty in swallowingC0011168
- Difficulty in swallowing NOSC0011168
- Difficulty swallowingC0011168
- Difficulty swallowing (finding)C0011168
- Disorder deglutitionC0011168
- Disorders, DeglutitionC0011168
- DysphagiaC0011168
- Dysphagia (disorder)C0011168
- Dysphagia, unspecifiedC0011168
- Poor swallowingC0011168
- SWALLOWING DISC0011168
- Swallowing DisorderC0011168
- Swallowing DisordersC0011168
- Swallowing difficultC0011168
- Swallowing difficultiesC0011168
- Swallowing difficulties (dysphagia)C0011168
- Swallowing difficultyC0011168
- Swallowing disorderC0011168
- deglutition disorderC0011168
- deglutition disordersC0011168
- difficult swallowingC0011168
- difficulty in swallowingC0011168
- dysphagiaC0011168
- dysphagiasC0011168
- swallowing difficultyC0011168
- swallowing disorderC0011168
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for dysphagia, unspecified?
The ICD-10-CM code for dysphagia, unspecified is R13.10. The full clinical description is "Dysphagia, unspecified". R13.10 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code R13.10 mean?
ICD-10-CM code R13.10 represents "Dysphagia, unspecified". It is classified under Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is R13.10 a billable code?
Yes, R13.10 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is R13.10 in?
R13.10 is in Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings (codes R00-R99).
What codes cannot be used with R13.10?
R13.10 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: psychogenic dysphagia (F45.8).
What SNOMED CT codes does R13.10 map to?
R13.10 maps to 35 SNOMED CT concepts: 47717004, 716180009, 288939007, 162025006, 288945004, and 30 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for R13.10?
R13.10 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0011168. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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