R42
BillableDizziness and giddiness
Dizziness and giddiness
Status
Billable / Specific
Block
R40-R46
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Light-headedness
- Vertigo NOS
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
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Apoplectic vertigo15177007
- Scotodinia15177007
- Tenebric vertigo15177007
- Feels everything is spinning round50041000
- Objective vertigo50041000
- Rotation of surroundings50041000
- Sham movement vertigo50041000
- Surroundings spinning round50041000
- Ocular vertigo78977005
- Posttraumatic vertigo82510005
- Cervical vertigo84769001
- Whiplash vertigo84769001
- Loss of equilibrium89419008
- Vertigo after head injury95861000
- Vertigo preceded by head injury95861000
- Postural dizziness103017008
- Exertional dizziness103018003
- Essential vertigo103282003
- Matutinal vertigo103287009
- Vertigo on awakening103287009
- Constant vertigo103292006
- Chronic subjective dizziness103293001
- PPPD - persistent postural perceptual dizziness103293001
- Persistent postural perceptual dizziness103293001
- Phobic postural vertigo103293001
- Visual vertigo103293001
- Visually-induced vertigo103293001
- Vertigo produced by neck pressure103294007
- Vertigo after prolonged dental work or oral surgery103295008
- Vertigo preceded by prolonged dental work or oral surgery103295008
- Vertigo after chewing103296009
- Vertigo preceded by chewing103296009
- Drug-induced vertigo103297000
- Vertigo caused by drug103297000
- Severe vertigo103298005
- Severe vertigo, acute onset103299002
- Vertigo after unsteady feeling103300005
- Vertigo preceded by unsteady feeling103300005
- Vertigo, acute onset with vomiting and inability to stand103301009
- Vertigo when trying to urinate103302002
- Vertigo associated with recent change in eyeglasses103304001
- Dizziness present162260006
- Giddiness present162261005
- Felt faint162271007
- CAMRQ syndrome230782004
- Cerebellar ataxia, intellectual disability, dysequilibrium syndrome230782004
- DES - dysequilibrium syndrome230782004
- Disequilibrium syndrome230782004
- Dysequilibrium syndrome230782004
- Non-progressive cerebellar ataxia, intellectual disability syndrome230782004
- Uner Tan syndrome230782004
- Multisensory dizziness232289002
- Vomiting symptom249497008
- Feels everything is swaying249988004
- Feels surroundings are swaying249988004
- Oscillation of surroundings249988004
- Dizziness - giddy271789005
- Dizziness and giddiness271789005
- Congenital non-progressive ataxia278509004
- Dizzy spells315018008
- Episodic recurrent vertigo361270009
- Vertigo due to cervical arthrosis371059007
- Vertigo of central arthrosis371059007
- Feels light headed386705008
- Light-headedness386705008
- Lightheaded386705008
- Lightheadedness386705008
- Wooziness386705008
- Subjective vertigo399090003
- Rotary vertigo399153001
- Rotatory vertigo399153001
- Vertigo399153001
- Vertigo (spinning sensation)399153001
- Dizziness404640003
- Dizzy404640003
- Giddiness404641004
- Dizziness on standing up407645004
- Vertigo as late effect of stroke426788002
- Dizziness of unknown cause429530004
- Mal de debarquement syndrome446079007
- Lateral vertigo449834008
- Nocturnal vertigo449835009
- Dizziness caused by drug473188002
- Drug-induced dizziness473188002
- Organic vertigo712734004
- Vertigo due to brain injury712734004
- Dissociative neurological symptom disorder co-occurrent with dizziness735548000
- Functional neurological symptom disorder with dizziness735548000
- Dizziness following neck extension762244004
- Non-progressive cerebellar ataxia1119354003
- Postural lightheadedness1354698007
- Chronic vertigo12151000119105
- Non-labyrinthine vertigo50611000119105
- Vertigo as late effect of embolic stroke690191000119106
- Vertigo due to and following embolic cerebrovascular accident690191000119106
- Vertigo as late effect of hemorrhagic stroke674101000119103
- Vertigo due to and following hemorrhagic cerebrovascular accident674101000119103
- Vertigo as late effect of ischaemic stroke674091000119108
- Vertigo as late effect of ischemic stroke674091000119108
- Vertigo as sequela of ischaemic cerebrovascular accident674091000119108
- Vertigo as sequela of ischemic cerebrovascular accident674091000119108
- Vertigo due to and following ischaemic cerebrovascular accident674091000119108
- Vertigo due to and following ischemic cerebrovascular accident674091000119108
- Vertigo as sequela of cerebrovascular disease26021000119107
UMLS
- Light headednessC0220870
- Light-HeadednessC0220870
- Light-headedC0220870
- Feels light headedC0220870
- Light HeadednessC0220870
- Light-headed feelingC0220870
- Light-headednessC0220870
- LightheadedC0220870
- LightheadednessC0220870
- Lightheadedness (finding)C0220870
- WoozinessC0220870
- feel headed lightC0220870
- feeling headed lightC0220870
- headed lightC0220870
- headed lightedC0220870
- headedness lightC0220870
- light headC0220870
- light headedC0220870
- light headednessC0220870
- light-headedC0220870
- light-headednessC0220870
- lightheadedC0220870
- lightheadednessC0220870
- Dizziness - giddyC0476206
- Dizziness and giddinessC0476206
- Dizziness and giddiness (finding)C0476206
- giddinessC0476206
- Dizzy spellC0042571
- Head revolving aroundC0042571
- Head revolving roundC0042571
- Head spinningC0042571
- Rotary vertigoC0042571
- Rotatory vertigoC0042571
- Sensation, SpinningC0042571
- Sensations, SpinningC0042571
- Spinning SensationC0042571
- Spinning SensationsC0042571
- Spinning sensationC0042571
- Subjective VertigoC0042571
- Subjective VertigosC0042571
- Subjective vertigoC0042571
- Subjective vertigo (finding)C0042571
- VertigoC0042571
- Vertigo (finding)C0042571
- Vertigo (spinning sensation)C0042571
- Vertigo NOSC0042571
- Vertigo subjectiveC0042571
- Vertigo, SubjectiveC0042571
- VertigosC0042571
- Vertigos, SubjectiveC0042571
- dizzinessC0042571
- spinning sensationC0042571
- vertigoC0042571
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code R42?
ICD-10-CM code R42 represents "Dizziness and giddiness". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is R42 a billable code?
Yes, R42 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is R42 in?
R42 is in Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings (codes R00-R99).
What codes cannot be used with R42?
R42 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: vertiginous syndromes (H81.-); vertigo from infrasound (T75.23).
What SNOMED CT codes does R42 map to?
R42 maps to 58 SNOMED CT concepts: 162271007, 15177007, 230782004, 84769001, 103293001, and 53 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for R42?
R42 is linked to 3 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0220870, C0476206, C0042571. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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