R49.8
BillableOther voice and resonance disorders
Other voice and resonance disorders
Coding Notes
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
Related Codes(4)
ICD-11 Equivalents(1)
ICD-11 Equivalents
View full mappingCorresponding ICD-11 codes from the WHO crosswalk mapping
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(351)
SNOMED CT
- Aphonic cry2120003
- Feeble cry2120003
- Weak cry2120003
- Vocal abuse in children8547008
- Decreased vocal loudness8614008
- Vocal fatigue8614008
- Voice fatigue8614008
- Weakness of voice8614008
- Breathy whispered-intermittent group15520004
- Vocal abuse16266001
- Voice abuse16266001
- Abnormal vocal intensity16737003
- Abnormal vocal loudness16737003
- Aegophony19977002
- Airophony19977002
- Egophony19977002
- High-pitch group23292001
- Mixed nasality23646007
- Rhinolalia mixta23646007
- Voice disorder due to psychosexual conflict32174002
- Husky-breathy whispered-continuous group34142005
- Hypophonia34527004
- Subenergetic phonation34527004
- Involuntary vocalisation38603001
- Involuntary vocalization38603001
- Weak pressure consonants43094000
- Amphoric voice43358008
- Cavernous voice43358008
- Hyperphonia49184003
- Superenergetic phonation49184003
- Croaky voice50219008
- Hoarse50219008
- Hoarseness50219008
- Husky voice50219008
- Voice hoarseness50219008
- Vocal misuse50896005
- Voice misuse50896005
- High pitched voice51406002
- Diplophonia53280004
- Strained-strangled voice54039008
- Tremulous voice55938009
- Voice tremor55938009
- Breathiness56505000
- Breathy voice56505000
- Breathy voice quality56505000
- Abnormal vocal quality63460000
- Voice cluster63836009
- Functional voice disorder64161004
- Psychogenic voice disorder64161004
- Abnormal vocal flexibility65420004
- Essential voice tremor65864002
- Organic voice tremor65864002
- Nasal resonatory disorder66034004
- Abnormal pitch66642002
- Pitch perturbation66642002
- Cry of Down syndrome66966006
- Cry of Down's syndrome66966006
- High-pitched crowing67875004
- Nasal emission on pressure consonants68194005
- Voice tremor group69600003
- Neurologic dysphonia71941009
- Neurologic voice disorder71941009
- Harsh voice quality76412005
- Harshness76412005
- Scream81916006
- Screaming81916006
- Mutational falsetto84011002
- Puberphonia84011002
- Excessively low pitch87606006
- Nonspecific distress cry89302007
- Dysprosody of 'pseudoforeign dialect'90662007
- Eunuchoid voice91349007
- Presbyphonia103305000
- Senile voice103305000
- Transsexual voice229641005
- Ventricular band phonation229642003
- Deaf sounding voice229643008
- Voice associated with deafness229643008
- Voice associated with hearing loss229643008
- Belching voice229647009
- Esophageal voice229647009
- Oesophageal voice229647009
- T-E voice - Tracheo-esophageal voice229648004
- T-E voice - Tracheo-oesophageal voice229648004
- Tracheo-oesophageal voice229648004
- Tracheoesophageal voice229648004
- Fistula voice229649007
- Buccal voice229650007
- Pharyngeal voice229651006
- Increased vocal resonance248616002
- Whispered pectoriloquy271634003
- Whispering pectoriloquy271634003
- Screaming attack284593007
- Unable to coordinate airflow and voice onset286237009
- Does not coordinate airflow and voice onset286239007
- Difficulty coordinating airflow and voice onset286240009
- Unable to use phonological processes286243006
- Does not use phonological processes286245004
- Difficulty using phonological processes286246003
- Unable to use vocal tunes and phonetic units286249005
- Does not use vocal tunes and phonetic units286251009
- Difficulty using vocal tunes and phonetic units286252002
- Unable to phonate286327002
- Unable to produce voice286327002
- Unable to vocalise286327002
- Unable to vocalize286327002
- Difficulty phonating286330009
- Difficulty producing voice286330009
- Difficulty vocalising286330009
- Difficulty vocalizing286330009
- Unable to produce appropriate pitch286333006
- Unable to produce appropriate vocal frequency286333006
- Does not produce appropriate pitch286335004
- Does not produce appropriate vocal frequency286335004
- Difficulty producing appropriate pitch286336003
- Difficulty producing appropriate vocal frequency286336003
- Unable to produce appropriate vocal amplitude286339005
- Unable to produce appropriate voice volume286339005
- Does not produce appropriate vocal amplitude286341006
- Does not produce appropriate voice volume286341006
- Difficulty producing appropriate vocal amplitude286342004
- Difficulty producing appropriate voice volume286342004
- Unable to produce appropriate voice quality286345002
- Does not produce appropriate voice quality286347005
- Difficulty producing appropriate voice quality286348000
- Unable to imitate vocalisation286351007
- Unable to imitate vocalization286351007
- Does not imitate vocalisation286353005
- Does not imitate vocalization286353005
- Difficulty imitating vocalisation286354004
- Difficulty imitating vocalization286354004
- Finding of type of voice production289187009
- Observation of type of voice production289187009
- Localisation of voice impaired300219000
- Localization of voice impaired300219000
- Difficulty producing voiced sounds306756001
- Unable to produce voiceless sounds306759008
- Unable to produce voice/voiceless combinations306763001
- Difficulty producing voice/voiceless combinations306764007
- Finding related to ability to coordinate airflow and voice onset364993008
- Finding related to ability to use phonological processes364994002
- Finding related to ability to use vocal tunes and phonetic units364995001
- Finding related to ability to produce appropriate pitch365015008
- Ability to produce appropriate voice volume - finding365016009
- Finding of ability to produce appropriate voice volume365016009
- Finding related to ability to produce appropriate voice quality365017000
- Finding related to ability to imitate vocalisation365019002
- Finding related to ability to imitate vocalization365019002
- Finding related to ability to produce voiced sounds365020008
- Finding related to ability to produce voiceless sounds365021007
- Finding related to ability to produce voice/voiceless combinations365022000
- Finding of post-laryngectomy voice366005007
- Post-laryngectomy voice - finding366005007
- Finding of localisation of sound source366102008
- Finding of localization of sound source366102008
- Localisation of sound source - finding366102008
- Localization of sound source - finding366102008
- Finding of localisation of voice366103003
- Finding of localization of voice366103003
- Localisation of voice - finding366103003
- Localization of voice - finding366103003
- Vocal resonance finding366136002
- High pitched cry438405000
- Weakness of vocal cord445424004
- Virilised pitch of voice473003006
- Virilized pitch of voice473003006
- Voice broken473003006
- Difficulty using respiratory support for voice716488008
- Wet voice719647002
- Autosomal recessive Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease with hoarseness725047007
- Autosomal recessive axonal Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2K725047007
- PPT (Pfeiffer Palm Teller) syndrome726672000
- Pfeiffer Palm Teller syndrome726672000
- Short stature, unique facies, enamel hypoplasia, progressive joint stiffness, high-pitched voice syndrome726672000
- Autosomal recessive Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 21156852009
Clinical Terms
- Voice associated with hearing loss
- Voice associated with deafness
- Tremulous voice
- Localization of voice impaired
- Does not imitate vocalisation
- Voice broken
- Difficulty producing appropriate pitch
- Presbyphonia
- Difficulty imitating vocalization
- Finding of localisation of voice
- Abnormal vocal flexibility
- Finding of localisation of sound source
- Difficulty imitating vocalisation
- Hypophonia
- Airophony
- Nonspecific distress cry
- Subenergetic phonation
- Unable to produce appropriate vocal amplitude
- Unable to produce appropriate voice volume
- Difficulty producing voice/voiceless combinations
- Localization of voice - finding
- Mixed nasality
- Whispered pectoriloquy
- Unable to produce appropriate vocal frequency
- Hoarse
- Finding related to ability to produce voiced sounds
- Does not produce appropriate vocal amplitude
- Esophageal voice
- Increased vocal resonance
- T-E voice - Tracheo-esophageal voice
- Decreased vocal loudness
- Ability to produce appropriate voice volume - finding
- Finding related to ability to produce voiceless sounds
- Nasal emission on pressure consonants
- Feeble cry
- Diplophonia
- Does not coordinate airflow and voice onset
- Voice fatigue
- Finding related to ability to produce appropriate voice quality
- Weak pressure consonants
- Neurologic dysphonia
- Screaming
- Unable to use vocal tunes and phonetic units
- Unable to coordinate airflow and voice onset
- Aegophony
- Strained-strangled voice
- Unable to phonate
- Does not imitate vocalization
- Abnormal vocal loudness
- Amphoric voice
- Post-laryngectomy voice - finding
- Husky-breathy whispered-continuous group
- Abnormal vocal quality
- Vocal misuse
- Localization of sound source - finding
- Voice hoarseness
- Autosomal recessive Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease with hoarseness
- Finding related to ability to produce appropriate pitch
- Breathiness
- High pitched voice
- Difficulty producing appropriate vocal frequency
- Autosomal recessive axonal Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2K
- Does not produce appropriate voice quality
- Excessively low pitch
- Autosomal recessive Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2
- Difficulty producing voice
- Voice cluster
- Scream
- Finding of post-laryngectomy voice
- Essential voice tremor
- Localisation of voice - finding
- Organic voice tremor
- Voice tremor group
- Breathy voice quality
- Does not produce appropriate voice volume
- Deaf sounding voice
- High-pitched crowing
- Vocal abuse
- Does not produce appropriate vocal frequency
- Voice misuse
- Finding of localization of sound source
- Finding of localization of voice
- Finding related to ability to coordinate airflow and voice onset
- Buccal voice
- Vocal abuse in children
- Harshness
- Difficulty vocalizing
- Wet voice
- Finding of type of voice production
- Unable to imitate vocalization
- Unable to use phonological processes
- Involuntary vocalization
- Harsh voice quality
- Whispering pectoriloquy
- Hyperphonia
- Ventricular band phonation
- Breathy voice
- Difficulty using respiratory support for voice
- Mutational falsetto
- Unable to vocalize
- Voice tremor
- Rhinolalia mixta
- Unable to produce voice
- High pitched cry
- High-pitch group
- Does not produce appropriate pitch
- Neurologic voice disorder
- Voice disorder due to psychosexual conflict
- Unable to produce voiceless sounds
- Aphonic cry
- Superenergetic phonation
- Belching voice
- Egophony
- Unable to produce voice/voiceless combinations
- Localisation of voice impaired
- Difficulty producing voiced sounds
- Voice abuse
- T-E voice - Tracheo-oesophageal voice
- Finding related to ability to produce voice/voiceless combinations
- Pfeiffer Palm Teller syndrome
- Screaming attack
- Dysprosody of 'pseudoforeign dialect'
- Abnormal pitch
- Croaky voice
- Abnormal vocal intensity
- Virilized pitch of voice
- Breathy whispered-intermittent group
- Unable to vocalise
- Unable to produce appropriate pitch
- Cry of Down syndrome
- Transsexual voice
- Observation of type of voice production
- Functional voice disorder
- Psychogenic voice disorder
- Short stature, unique facies, enamel hypoplasia, progressive joint stiffness, high-pitched voice syndrome
- Virilised pitch of voice
- Finding related to ability to imitate vocalization
- Finding related to ability to use phonological processes
- Cavernous voice
- Difficulty producing appropriate vocal amplitude
- Difficulty using phonological processes
- Difficulty using vocal tunes and phonetic units
- Eunuchoid voice
- Husky voice
- Tracheoesophageal voice
- Difficulty producing appropriate voice quality
- Fistula voice
- Vocal resonance finding
- Localisation of sound source - finding
- Does not use phonological processes
- Pharyngeal voice
- Senile voice
- Difficulty vocalising
- Involuntary vocalisation
- Finding related to ability to imitate vocalisation
- Difficulty coordinating airflow and voice onset
- Cry of Down's syndrome
- Finding of ability to produce appropriate voice volume
- Unable to produce appropriate voice quality
- Difficulty producing appropriate voice volume
- Pitch perturbation
- Weakness of vocal cord
- PPT (Pfeiffer Palm Teller) syndrome
- Difficulty phonating
- Vocal fatigue
- Oesophageal voice
- Tracheo-oesophageal voice
- Does not use vocal tunes and phonetic units
- Weakness of voice
- Hoarseness
- Puberphonia
- Unable to imitate vocalisation
- Nasal resonatory disorder
- Weak cry
- Finding related to ability to use vocal tunes and phonetic units
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for other voice and resonance disorders?
The ICD-10-CM code for other voice and resonance disorders is R49.8. The full clinical description is "Other voice and resonance disorders". R49.8 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code R49.8 mean?
ICD-10-CM code R49.8 represents “Other voice and resonance disorders”. 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 R49.8 a billable code?
Yes, R49.8 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is R49.8 in?
R49.8 is in Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings (codes R00-R99).
What codes cannot be used with R49.8?
R49.8 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: psychogenic voice and resonance disorders (F44.4).
What SNOMED CT codes does R49.8 map to?
R49.8 maps to 105 SNOMED CT concepts: 365016009, 66642002, 65420004, 16737003, 63460000, and 100 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for R49.8?
R49.8 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C2712366. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
How does R49.8 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like other voice and resonance disorders 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 R49.8?
R49.8 maps to the ICD-11 code: MA82.Z (Voice disturbances, unspecified).
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