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R68.2 - Dry mouth, unspecified


The ICD 10 Code for Dry mouth, unspecified is listed as R68.2.
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: R68.2
Description: Dry mouth, unspecified
  • Excludes1: dry mouth due to dehydration (E86.0)
  • dry mouth due to sicca syndrome [Sj
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
011 - Tracheostomy For Face,mouth & Neck Diagnoses W Mcc
012 - Tracheostomy For Face,mouth & Neck Diagnoses W Cc
013 - Tracheostomy For Face,mouth & Neck Diagnoses W/o Cc/mcc
154 - Other Ear, Nose, Mouth & Throat Diagnoses W Mcc
155 - Other Ear, Nose, Mouth & Throat Diagnoses W Cc
156 - Other Ear, Nose, Mouth & Throat Diagnoses W/o Cc/mcc
Chapter Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
Block General symptoms and signs (R50-R69)
Parent R68 - Other general symptoms and signs
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 527.7 - Disturbance of salivary secretion (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of R68.2:
R68.0 - Hypothermia, not associated with low environmental temperature
R68.1 - Nonspecific symptoms peculiar to infancy
R68.3 - Clubbing of fingers
R68.8 - Other general symptoms and signs