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R20 - Disturbances of skin sensation


The ICD 10 Code for Disturbances of skin sensation is listed as R20.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: R20
Description: Disturbances of skin sensation
  • Excludes1: dissociative anesthesia and sensory loss (F44.6)
  • psychogenic disturbances (F45.8)
Chapter Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of R20:
R20.0 - Anesthesia of skin
R20.1 - Hypoesthesia of skin
R20.2 - Paresthesia of skin
R20.3 - Hyperesthesia
R20.8 - Other disturbances of skin sensation
R20.9 - Unspecified disturbances of skin sensation