ICD-10-CM Codes
R00-R99 Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
R25-R29 Symptoms and signs involving the nervous and musculoskeletal systems
R26- Abnormalities of gait and mobility
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 Excludes

Type 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.

falling (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R29.6
Repeated falls
Applicable To
- Falling
- Tendency to fall
Type 2 Excludes
- at risk for falling (Z91.81)
- history of falling (Z91.81)
R29.6
)
unsteadiness on feet (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R26.81
Unsteadiness on feet
R26.81
)

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:

R00-R99
2021 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

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:

Type 2 Excludes: M25

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code M25
Other joint disorder, not elsewhere classified
Type 2 Excludes
- abnormality of gait and mobility (R26.-)
- acquired deformities of limb (M20-M21)
- calcification of bursa (M71.4-)
- calcification of shoulder (joint) (M75.3)
- calcification of tendon (M65.2-)
- difficulty in walking (R26.2)
- temporomandibular joint disorder (M26.6-)

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to R26.2:

Difficult, difficulty (in)
- walking R26.2
Dysbasia R26.2
Gait abnormality R26.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R26.9
Unspecified abnormalities of gait and mobility
- walking difficulty NEC R26.2
Walking
- difficulty R26.2

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To R26.2

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

R29 Other symptoms and signs involving the nervous and musculoskeletal systems

R29.0 Tetany

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

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R26.2

Difficulty in walking, not elsewhere classified

Repeated falls

Unsteadiness on feet

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

Abnormalities of gait and mobility

Other joint disorder, not elsewhere classified

Unspecified abnormalities of gait and mobility