ICD-10-CM Code R20
Disturbances of skin sensation
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code R20 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the six child codes of R20 that describes the diagnosis 'disturbances of skin sensation' in more detail.
- R20 Disturbances of skin sensation NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE R20.0 Anesthesia of skin
- BILLABLE R20.1 Hypoesthesia of skin
- BILLABLE R20.2 Paresthesia of skin
- BILLABLE R20.3 Hyperesthesia
- BILLABLE R20.8 Other disturbances of skin sensation
- BILLABLE R20.9 Unspecified disturbances of skin sensation
The ICD code R20 is used to code Somatosensory disorder
A somatosensory disorder is an impairment of the somatosensory system.
| MeSH Code: | D020886 |
| ICD 9 Code: | 782.0 |
Coding Notes for R20 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Dissociative anesthesia and sensory loss - instead, use code F44.6
- Psychogenic disturbances - instead, use code F45.8
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'R20 - Disturbances of skin sensation'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code R20. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.