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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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R50-R69
General symptoms and signs
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R68-
Other general symptoms and signs
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2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R68
2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R68
Other general symptoms and signs
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
- R68 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
- The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM R68 became effective on October 1, 2021.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of R68 - other international versions of ICD-10 R68 may differ.
The following code(s) above
R68 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
R68:
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
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To R68
R63.8 Other symptoms and signs concerning food and fluid intake
R65 Symptoms and signs specifically associated with systemic inflammation and infection
R65.1 Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) of non-infectious origin
R65.10 …… without acute organ dysfunction
R65.11 …… with acute organ dysfunction
R65.20 …… without septic shock
R68
Other general symptoms and signs
R68.0 Hypothermia, not associated with low environmental temperature
R68.1 Nonspecific symptoms peculiar to infancy
R68.11 Excessive crying of infant (baby)
R68.13 Apparent life threatening event in infant (ALTE)
R68.19 Other nonspecific symptoms peculiar to infancy
R68.2 Dry mouth, unspecified
R68.3 Clubbing of fingers
R68.8 Other general symptoms and signs
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.