R20.2 ICD 10 Code is a billable and specific code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis of Paresthesia of skin for reimbursement purposes. The 2023 edition of the American ICD-10-CM code became effective on October 1, 2022.
Type 1 excludes for R20.2 ICD 10 code
- acroparesthesia (I73.8)
Terms applicables to R20.2 ICD 10 code
- F - Formication
- H - Hemiparesthesia
- P - Paresthesia
- P - Pins and needles
- P - Prickling sensation (skin)
- T - Tingling sensation (skin)
Possible back-references that may be applicable or related to R20.2 ICD10 Code:
- R00-R99 Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
- R20-R23 Symptoms and signs involving the skin and subcutaneous tissue
- R20 Disturbances of skin sensation
Present On Admission (POA Exempt)
R20.2 ICD 10 code is considered exempt from POA reporting
Clinical information about R20.2 ICD 10 code
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There are more than 600 neurologic diseases. Major types include:
- Diseases caused by faulty genes, such as Huntington's disease and muscular dystrophy
- Problems with the way the nervous system develops, such as spina bifida
- Degenerative diseases, where nerve cells are damaged or die, such as Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease
- Diseases of the blood vessels that supply the brain, such as stroke
- Injuries to the spinal cord and brain
- Seizure disorders, such as epilepsy
- Cancer, such as brain tumors
- infections, such as meningitis