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R20.8

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Other disturbances of skin sensation

Other disturbances of skin sensation

Status

Billable / Specific

Block

R20-R23

Parent Code

R20

ICD-11 Mapping

1 equivalent

Coding Notes

Excludes 1

Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)

Related Codes(5)
ICD-11 Equivalents(1)

ICD-11 Equivalents

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Corresponding ICD-11 codes from the WHO crosswalk mapping

Also Known As / Clinical Terms(255)

SNOMED CT

Clinical Terms

  • Absence of deep sensation
  • Pin prick sensation of left foot normal
  • Berger paraesthesia
  • Observation of light touch
  • Gets overheated
  • 10g monofilament sensation L foot abnormal
  • Mucosal burning sensation
  • Cheiro-oral syndrome
  • Observation of stereognosis
  • Hot-cold discrimination reduced
  • Dysesthesia
  • Graphesthesia impaired
  • Loss of protective sensation of skin
  • Synesthesia
  • Loss of protective sensation of skin of foot co-occurrent with deformity of foot
  • Dysaesthesia of scalp
  • Pin prick sensation of right foot abnormal
  • Left-right confusion
  • Irritating sensation along suture line
  • Cold skin
  • Loss of body image
  • Observation of sensation of wound
  • Nasal burning sensation
  • Sensitive to touch
  • Cold limb
  • Impaired vibration sensation
  • Cryesthesia
  • 10g monofilament sensation absent
  • Dysesthesia of scalp
  • Graphesthesia absent
  • Right-left disorientation
  • Skin tenderness
  • Mitempfindung
  • Synaesthesia
  • Sore skin
  • Berger's paraesthesia
  • Normal pin prick discrimination
  • Pain due to application of cold
  • Decreased skin temperature
  • Thermal hypaesthesia
  • Burning sensation of nose
  • Skin tender
  • Graphaesthesia impaired
  • Burning sensation of vagina
  • Absence of sensation on right side of face
  • Finding of touch discrimination
  • Reduced deep sensation
  • Cryalgesia
  • Finding of pin prick discrimination
  • Cold sensation absent
  • Organic disorder of body schema
  • Dysaesthesia
  • Dysaesthesia of face
  • Pin prick sensation of left foot abnormal
  • Feels hot
  • Berger paresthesia
  • Pin prick sensation of foot-abnormal
  • Cold to touch
  • Graphaesthesia finding
  • Organic disorder of body image
  • 10g monofilament sensation R foot abnormal
  • Hutchinson mask
  • Observation of sensation of nose
  • Finding of sensation of wound
  • Painful and cold leg
  • Burning sensation of ear
  • Cold feet
  • Pin prick sensation of foot-normal
  • Impaired vibration sense of left foot
  • Finding of light touch
  • Loss of protective sensation of skin of foot
  • Absence of 2-point discrimination
  • Burning sensation
  • Heat sensation absent
  • Injection site burning
  • Temperature sensation reversal
  • Observation of touch discrimination
  • Finding of sensation of nose
  • Hypoaesthesia to pain
  • Sensitive to heat
  • Tactile discrimination right foot abnormal
  • Tenderness of skin
  • Thermal hypesthesia
  • Hot-cold discrimination absent
  • Hemihypalgesia
  • Absence of sensation on left side of trunk
  • Hutchinson's mask
  • Thermal anaesthesia
  • Allochiria
  • Tactile discrimination left foot abnormal
  • Burning sensation of mucosa
  • Berger's paresthesia
  • Psychogenic skin disease
  • Absence of sensation on right side of trunk
  • Skin-ache syndrome
  • Cold foot
  • Abnormal sensitiveness to cold
  • Cryaesthesia
  • Impaired vibration sense of right foot
  • Referred itching
  • Sensation of sutures pulling
  • Cold extremity
  • Dysesthesia of face
  • Intolerant of ambient temperature
  • Thermal anesthesia
  • Observation of pin prick discrimination
  • Trunk feels cold
  • Burning sensation of vulva
  • Observation of pin prick sensation
  • Hypoesthesia to pain
  • Hypoalgesia
  • Painful skin
  • Abnormal sensation of dysaesthesia
  • Burning sensation of skin
  • Burning sensation of mucous membrane
  • Loss of cold perception
  • Painful and cold lower limb
  • Graphesthesia finding
  • Abnormal sensation of dysesthesia
  • Cold hands
  • Intolerant of heat
  • Loss of protective sensation of foot with deformity
  • Distant referral of tactile sensation
  • Absence of sensation on left side of face
  • Graphaesthesia absent
  • Impaired vibration sensation of foot
  • Trichodynia
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for other disturbances of skin sensation?

The ICD-10-CM code for other disturbances of skin sensation is R20.8. The full clinical description is "Other disturbances of skin sensation". R20.8 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.

What does ICD-10 code R20.8 mean?

ICD-10-CM code R20.8 represents “Other disturbances of skin sensation”. 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 R20.8 a billable code?

Yes, R20.8 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is R20.8 in?

R20.8 is in Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings (codes R00-R99).

What codes cannot be used with R20.8?

R20.8 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 R20.8 map to?

R20.8 maps to 83 SNOMED CT concepts: 394668001, 394667006, 390932001, 279079003, 102996009, and 78 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

What are the UMLS CUIs for R20.8?

R20.8 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C2830313. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

How does R20.8 relate to ICF functioning codes?

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like other disturbances of skin sensation 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 R20.8?

R20.8 maps to the ICD-11 code: ME65.Y (Other specified disturbance of skin sensation).

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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.