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The ICD-10-CM (International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification) is a system used by physicians and other healthcare providers to classify and code all diagnoses, symptoms and procedures recorded in conjunction with hospital care in the United States.
ICD-10 is the 10th revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD), a medical classification list by the World Health Organization (WHO). It contains codes for diseases, signs and symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances, and external causes of injury or diseases.
R26. 2 - Difficulty in walking, not elsewhere classified. ICD-10-CM.
81 - Unsteadiness on feet.
ICD-10-CM Code for Muscle weakness (generalized) M62. 81.
R26. 81 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM R26.
Z74.0Z74. 0 - Reduced mobility | ICD-10-CM.
R26. 9 - Unspecified abnormalities of gait and mobility. ICD-10-CM.
ICD-10-CM Code for Other malaise and fatigue R53. 8.
ICD-10 | Muscle weakness (generalized) (M62. 81)
Hemiplegia, unspecified affecting right dominant side The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM G81. 91 became effective on October 1, 2021. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of G81.
Abnormal gait or a walking abnormality is when a person is unable to walk in the usual way. This may be due to injuries, underlying conditions, or problems with the legs and feet. Walking may seems to be an uncomplicated activity.
An unsteady gait is an abnormality in walking that can be caused by diseases of or damage to the legs and feet (including the bones, joints, blood vessels, muscles, and other soft tissues) or to the nervous system that controls the movements necessary for walking.
Gait abnormalities are alterations in the way of walking, usually due to injuries or pathologies of the spinal cord, brain, legs or feet. They can affect the speed at which you walk, and lead problems with consistency, symmetry or movements that are not synchronised.
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM Z74.09 became effective on October 1, 2021.
Categories Z00-Z99 are provided for occasions when circumstances other than a disease, injury or external cause classifiable to categories A00 -Y89 are recorded as 'diagnoses' or 'problems'. This can arise in two main ways:
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM Z74.1 became effective on October 1, 2021.
Categories Z00-Z99 are provided for occasions when circumstances other than a disease, injury or external cause classifiable to categories A00 -Y89 are recorded as 'diagnoses' or 'problems'. This can arise in two main ways:
R29.898 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of other symptoms and signs involving the musculoskeletal system. The code R29.898 is valid during the fiscal year 2021 from October 01, 2020 through September 30, 2021 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
Dystonia, in which involuntary contractions of your muscles cause twisting and repetitive movements. The movements can be painful.