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R13.1

⚠ Non-billable (Header)

Dysphagia

Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)

⚠️ This is a category header code — not billable. Use a more specific child code below.

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📋 Code Instructions

  • • Code first: , if applicable, dysphagia following cerebrovascular disease (I69. with final characters -91)

❌ Excludes1

direct

Cannot be coded with R13.1

  • • psychogenic dysphagia (F45.8)

Child Codes (6)

R13.10Dysphagia, unspecifiedR13.11Dysphagia, oral phaseR13.12Dysphagia, oropharyngeal phaseR13.13Dysphagia, pharyngeal phaseR13.14Dysphagia, pharyngoesophageal phaseR13.19Other dysphagia

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Code Information

CodeR13.1
BillableNo — Header code
ParentR13
CategorySymptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
Excludes11 rule(s)
Excludes20 note(s)
Child codes6

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CMS ICD-10-CM 2026 Tabular List

Updated October 1, 2025 (FY2026)