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)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- •abnormal findings on antenatal screening of motherO28
- •certain conditions originating in the perinatal periodP04-P96
- signs and symptoms classified in the body system chapters
- •signs and symptoms of breast,N63, N64.5
- •congenital or infantile pylorospasmQ40.0
- •gastrointestinal hemorrhageK92.0-K92.2
- •intestinal obstructionK56
- •newborn gastrointestinal hemorrhageP54.0-P54.3
- •newborn intestinal obstructionP76
- •pylorospasmK31.3
- •signs and symptoms involving the urinary systemR30-R39
- •symptoms referable to female genital organsN94
- •symptoms referable to male genital organsN48-N50
Code First
The underlying condition must be sequenced before this code
Related Codes(5)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(158)
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
Clinical Terms
- Swallowing Disorders
- Finding related to ability to swallow solids
- Abnormal swallowing
- Does not swallow food
- Difficulties swallowing
- EMARDD (early-onset myopathy, areflexia, respiratory distress, dysphagia) syndrome
- deglutition disorders
- Difficulty swallowing solids
- Difficulty swallowing
- Disorders, Deglutition
- Unable to swallow tablet
- Dysphagia as late effect of spontaneous subarachnoid haemorrhage
- Poor swallowing
- difficult swallowing
- Difficulty swallowing liquids
- Unable to swallow
- Dysphagia as late effect of spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage
- Finding related to ability to swallow saliva
- Difficulty swallowing pills
- Swallowing difficulties
- Difficulty swallowing saliva
- Difficulty swallowing thickened fluid
- Swallowing Disorder
- Does not initiate swallowing reflex
- Finding related to ability to swallow soft foods
- Swallowing difficult
- Early-onset myopathy, areflexia, respiratory distress, dysphagia syndrome
- Dysphagia as sequela of non-traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage
- Regurgitates feed
- Does not swallow saliva
- Difficulty swallowing fluid
- Dysphagia due to and following non-traumatic intracerebral haemorrhage
- Presbyphagia
- Boder syndrome
- Does not swallow solids
- Finding related to ability to initiate swallowing reflex
- Dysphagia as sequela of non-traumatic intracerebral haemorrhage
- Difficulty swallowing soft foods
- Finding of swallowing pattern
- Dysphagia due to and following non-traumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage
- Dysphagia as sequela of non-traumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage
- Difficulty swallowing food
- Deglutition disorder
- Swallowing symptoms
- Dysphagia as late effect of spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage
- Dysphagia due to and following non-traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage
- Finding related to ability to swallow thickened fluid
- Odontoma dysphagia syndrome
- Swallowing difficulties (dysphagia)
- Difficulty in swallowing NOS
- Does not swallow soft foods
- Abnormal deglutition
- Swallowing pattern - finding
- Does not swallow thickened fluid
- Dysphagia as late effect of spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage
- Regurgitation of gastric content
- Disorder deglutition
- Does not swallow
- Uncompensated swallowing impairment
- SWALLOWING DIS
- Regurgitates after swallowing
- Does not swallow liquid
- Food sticks on swallowing
- Does not swallow fluid
- dysphagias
- swallowing difficulty
- Dysphagia due to and following non-traumatic intracerebral hemorrhage
- Difficulty swallowing (finding)
- Difficulty in swallowing
- Dysphagia as sequela of non-traumatic intracerebral hemorrhage
- DEGLUTITION DIS
- Dysphagia (disorder)
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.
How does R13.10 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like dysphagia, unspecified 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.
What is the ICD-11 equivalent of R13.10?
There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for R13.10 in the WHO crosswalk tables. This may mean the concept is classified differently in ICD-11. Use the ICD-10 to ICD-11 converter to search for related codes.
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