R43.9
BillableUnspecified disturbances of smell and taste
Unspecified disturbances of smell and taste
Coding Notes
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
Related Codes(4)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(40)
SNOMED CT
- Secondary taste disorder15732002
- Defect or impairment of sense of smell83156004
- Difficulty in distinguishing different smells83156004
- Diminished sense of smell83156004
- Hyposmia83156004
- Reduced sense of smell83156004
- Sense of smell impaired83156004
- Problem of sense of smell299899002
- Primary taste disorder348083004
- Post-irradiation taste impairment699656000
- Radiation induced taste impairment699656000
- Taste impairment caused by ionising radiation699656000
- Taste impairment caused by ionizing radiation699656000
- Sensory disorder of smell and/or taste2611000119103
UMLS
Clinical Terms
- Secondary taste disorder
- Hyposmia
- Reduced sense of smell
- smell taste disorder
- Taste impairment caused by ionizing radiation
- Sense of smell impaired
- Problem of sense of smell
- Sensory disorder of smell and/or taste
- Defect or impairment of sense of smell
- smell and taste disorder
- Difficulty in distinguishing different smells
- Taste impairment caused by ionising radiation
- Diminished sense of smell
- taste smell disorder
- Radiation induced taste impairment
- Post-irradiation taste impairment
- Taste and Smell Disorders
- Primary taste disorder
- disorders smell taste
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for unspecified disturbances of smell and taste?
The ICD-10-CM code for unspecified disturbances of smell and taste is R43.9. The full clinical description is "Unspecified disturbances of smell and taste". R43.9 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code R43.9 mean?
ICD-10-CM code R43.9 represents “Unspecified disturbances of smell and taste”. 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 R43.9 a billable code?
Yes, R43.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is R43.9 in?
R43.9 is in Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings (codes R00-R99).
What SNOMED CT codes does R43.9 map to?
R43.9 maps to 6 SNOMED CT concepts: 83156004, 699656000, 348083004, 299899002, 15732002, and 1 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for R43.9?
R43.9 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0495689. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
How does R43.9 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like unspecified disturbances of smell and taste 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 R43.9?
There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for R43.9 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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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.