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ICD-10-CM Codes
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R00-R99
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
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R25-R29
Symptoms and signs involving the nervous and musculoskeletal systems
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R26-
Abnormalities of gait and mobility
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2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R26.2
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R26.2
Difficulty in walking, not elsewhere classified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
- R26.2 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM R26.2 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of R26.2 - other international versions of ICD-10 R26.2 may differ.
Type 1 ExcludesType 1 Excludes Help
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes. It means "not coded here". A type 1 excludes note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as R26.2. A type 1 excludes note is for used for when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
The following code(s) above
R26.2 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
R26.2:
Approximate Synonyms
- Difficulty walking
- Walking disability
ICD-10-CM R26.2 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v38.0):
- 555 Signs and symptoms of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue with mcc
- 556 Signs and symptoms of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue without mcc
Convert R26.2 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
Code annotations containing back-references to R26.2:
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To R26.2
R25 Abnormal involuntary movements
R25.0 Abnormal head movements
R25.1 Tremor, unspecified
R25.8 Other abnormal involuntary movements
R25.9 Unspecified abnormal involuntary movements
R26 Abnormalities of gait and mobility
R26.2
Difficulty in walking, not elsewhere classified
R26.8 Other abnormalities of gait and mobility
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
R29 Other symptoms and signs involving the nervous and musculoskeletal systems
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.