Diagnosis Code

R13.1 DYSPHAGIA


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: R13.1

Short Description: Dysphagia

Long Description: Dysphagia

The code R13.1 is NOT VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00–R99)
    • Symptoms and signs involving the digestive system and abdomen (R10-R19)
      • Aphagia and dysphagia (R13)
        • R13.1 Dysphagia

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code R13.1 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • psychogenic dysphagia (@F45.8*)
  • Code First:
    • , if applicable, dysphagia following cerebrovascular disease (I69. with final characters -91)

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
R13 Aphagia and dysphagia
R13.0 Aphagia
R13.10 Dysphagia, unspecified
R13.11 Dysphagia, oral phase
R13.12 Dysphagia, oropharyngeal phase
R13.13 Dysphagia, pharyngeal phase
R13.14 Dysphagia, pharyngoesophageal phase
R13.19 Other dysphagia


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