R20.1
BillableHypoesthesia of skin
Hypoesthesia of skin
Coding Notes
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
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)
- symptoms relating to breast (N64.4-N64.5)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Thermal hypaesthesia1140008
- Thermal hypesthesia1140008
- Hypoaesthesia to pain6810008
- Hypoalgesia6810008
- Hypoesthesia to pain6810008
- Tactile hypaesthesia59073000
- Tactile hypesthesia59073000
- Decreased skin sensitivity78818007
- Increased pain threshold247406002
- High pain threshold247408001
- Low sensitivity to pain247408001
- Heat sensation reduced299905002
- Cold sensation reduced299907005
- Finding of light touch299910003
- Observation of light touch299910003
- Impaired light touch sensation299913001
- Finding of firm touch299915008
- Observation of firm touch299915008
- Impaired firm touch sensation299918005
- Finding of touch discrimination299920008
- Observation of stereognosis299920008
- Observation of touch discrimination299920008
- Impaired touch discrimination299923005
- Stereognosis impaired299923005
- Finding of pin prick discrimination299925003
- Observation of pin prick discrimination299925003
- Observation of pin prick sensation299925003
- Impaired pin prick discrimination299928001
- Finding of pain threshold364764003
- Pain threshold - finding364764003
- Hypaesthesia397974008
- Hypesthesia397974008
- Hypesthesia (reduced sensation)397974008
- Hypoaesthesia397974008
- Hypoaesthesia (reduced sensation)397974008
- Hypoesthesia397974008
- Impaired sensation397974008
- Limited sensation397974008
- Reduced sensation397974008
- Reduced sensation of skin398026008
- Complication of cutaneous surgery403709005
- Cutaneous complication of surgery403709005
- Reduced sensation of pain816133002
- Sensation of pain reduced816133002
- Post-surgical reduced sensation of skin1254859004
- Reduced sensation of skin due to and following surgical procedure on skin1254859004
- Congenital absence of pain with hyperhidrosis1279834007
- Congenital analgesia with hyperhidrosis1279834007
- Congenital indifference to pain with hyperhidrosis1279834007
- Congenital insensitivity to pain with hyperhidrosis1279834007
- Congenital insensitivity to pain, hyperhidrosis, absence of cutaneous sensory innervation1279834007
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code R20.1?
ICD-10-CM code R20.1 represents "Hypoesthesia of skin". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is R20.1 a billable code?
Yes, R20.1 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is R20.1 in?
R20.1 is in Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings (codes R00-R99).
What codes cannot be used with R20.1?
R20.1 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: dissociative anesthesia and sensory loss (F44.6); psychogenic disturbances (F45.8).
What SNOMED CT codes does R20.1 map to?
R20.1 maps to 23 SNOMED CT concepts: 299907005, 403709005, 1279834007, 78818007, 299915008, and 18 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for R20.1?
R20.1 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0495677. 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.