R26

The ICD-10-CM code for abnormalities of gait and mobility is R26. The full clinical description is "Abnormalities of gait and mobility". R26 is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

ICD-10-CM code R26 represents “Abnormalities of gait and mobility”. It is classified under Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings and is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

No, R26 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 5 child codes under R26.

R26 is in Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings (codes R00-R99).

R26 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: ataxia NOS (R27.0); hereditary ataxia (G11.-); locomotor (syphilitic) ataxia (A52.11); and 1 more.

R26 has 5 child codes, including: R26.0 (Ataxic gait), R26.1 (Paralytic gait), R26.2 (Difficulty in walking, not elsewhere classified), R26.8 (Other abnormalities of gait and mobility), and 1 more.

R26 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0495683. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like abnormalities of gait and mobility affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.

R26 maps to the ICD-11 code: MB44.Z (Abnormalities of gait or mobility, unspecified).