ICD-10-CM Codes
R00-R99
R25-R29
R26-
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R26.0

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R26.0

Ataxic gait

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Billable/Specific Code

R26.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM R26.0 became effective on October 1, 2022.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of R26.0 - other international versions of ICD-10 R26.0 may differ.

Applicable To

Staggering gait

The following code(s) above R26.0 contain annotation back-references

Annotation Back-References

In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:

Applicable To annotations, or
Code Also annotations, or
Code First annotations, or
Excludes1 annotations, or
Excludes2 annotations, or
Includes annotations, or
Note annotations, or
Use Additional annotations

that may be applicable to R26.0:

R00-R99
2023 ICD-10-CM Range R00-R99
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
Note
- This chapter includes symptoms, signs, abnormal results of clinical or other investigative procedures, and ill-defined conditions regarding which no diagnosis classifiable elsewhere is recorded.
- Signs and symptoms that point rather definitely to a given diagnosis have been assigned to a category in other chapters of the classification. In general, categories in this chapter include the less well-defined conditions and symptoms that, without the necessary study of the case to establish a final diagnosis, point perhaps equally to two or more diseases or to two or more systems of the body. Practically all categories in the chapter could be designated 'not otherwise specified', 'unknown etiology' or 'transient'. The Alphabetical Index should be consulted to determine which symptoms and signs are to be allocated here and which to other chapters. The residual subcategories, numbered .8, are generally provided for other relevant symptoms that cannot be allocated elsewhere in the classification.
- The conditions and signs or symptoms included in categories R00-R94 consist of:
- (a) cases for which no more specific diagnosis can be made even after all the facts bearing on the case have been investigated;
- (b) signs or symptoms existing at the time of initial encounter that proved to be transient and whose causes could not be determined;
- (c) provisional diagnosis in a patient who failed to return for further investigation or care;
- (d) cases referred elsewhere for investigation or treatment before the diagnosis was made;
- (e) cases in which a more precise diagnosis was not available for any other reason;
- (f) certain symptoms, for which supplementary information is provided, that represent important problems in medical care in their own right.
Type 2 Excludes
- abnormal findings on antenatal screening of mother (O28.-)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- signs and symptoms classified in the body system chapters
- signs and symptoms of breast (N63, N64.5)
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
R26
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R26
Abnormalities of gait and mobility
Type 1 Excludes
- ataxia NOS (R27.0)
- hereditary ataxia (G11.-)
- locomotor (syphilitic) ataxia (A52.11)
- immobility syndrome (paraplegic) (M62.3)
Abnormalities of gait and mobility

Approximate Synonyms

Gait disorder, ataxic
Gait disorder, stumbling
Stumbling gait

Clinical Information

(ah-tak-sik) awkward, uncoordinated walking.
Awkward, uncoordinated walking.
Impairment of the ability to coordinate the movements required for normal ambulation (walking) which may result from impairments of motor function or sensory feedback. This condition may be associated with brain diseases (including cerebellar diseases and basal ganglia diseases); spinal cord diseases; or peripheral nervous system diseases.

ICD-10-CM R26.0 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):

091 Other disorders of nervous system with mcc
092 Other disorders of nervous system with cc
093 Other disorders of nervous system without cc/mcc

Convert R26.0 to ICD-9-CM

Code History

2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change

Code annotations containing back-references to R26.0:

Type 1 Excludes: R27

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R27
Other lack of coordination
Type 1 Excludes
- ataxic gait (R26.0)
- hereditary ataxia (G11.-)
- vertigo NOS (R42)

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to R26.0:

Ataxia, ataxy, ataxic R27.0
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R27.0
Ataxia, unspecified
Type 1 Excludes
ataxia following cerebrovascular disease (I69. with final characters -93)
- gait R26.0
Gait abnormality R26.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R26.9
Unspecified abnormalities of gait and mobility
- ataxic R26.0
- staggering R26.0
Staggering gait R26.0

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To R26.0

R23.8 Other skin changes

R23.9 Unspecified skin changes

R25 Abnormal involuntary movements

R25.0 Abnormal head movements

R25.1 Tremor, unspecified

R25.2 Cramp and spasm

R25.3 Fasciculation

R25.8 Other abnormal involuntary movements

R25.9 Unspecified abnormal involuntary movements

R26 Abnormalities of gait and mobility

R26.0 Ataxic gait

R26.1 Paralytic gait

R26.2 Difficulty in walking, not elsewhere classified

R26.8 Other abnormalities of gait and mobility

R26.81 Unsteadiness on feet

R26.89 Other abnormalities of gait and mobility

R26.9 Unspecified abnormalities of gait and mobility

R27 Other lack of coordination

R27.0 Ataxia, unspecified

R27.8 Other lack of coordination

R27.9 Unspecified lack of coordination

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R26.0

Ataxic gait

Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified

Abnormalities of gait and mobility

Other lack of coordination

Ataxia, unspecified

Unspecified abnormalities of gait and mobility