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R43.9 - Unspecified disturbances of smell and taste


The ICD 10 Code for Unspecified disturbances of smell and taste is listed as R43.9.
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: R43.9
Description: Unspecified disturbances of smell and taste
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
091 - Other Disorders Of Nervous System W Mcc
092 - Other Disorders Of Nervous System W Cc
093 - Other Disorders Of Nervous System W/o Cc/mcc
Chapter Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
Block Symptoms and signs involving cognition, perception, emotional state and behavior (R40-R46)
Parent R43 - Disturbances of smell and taste
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 781.1 - Disturbances of sensation of smell and taste (approximate)
ICD 9 Dx Code: V41.5 - Problems with smell and taste (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of R43.9:
R43.0 - Anosmia
R43.1 - Parosmia
R43.2 - Parageusia
R43.8 - Other disturbances of smell and taste