R13.10 Dysphagia, unspecified

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applicable to

• Difficulty in swallowing NOS

Applies from R13.1 Dysphagia

Excludes1 (never code together)

• psychogenic dysphagia (F45.8)

Code first

• , if applicable, dysphagia following cerebrovascular disease (I69. with final characters -91)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 391-392 in MDC 06.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 787.20 Dysphagia, unspecified (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to R13.10

Back-references to R13.1

• Type 2 Excludes: R07.0 Pain in throat ("dysphagia (R13.1-)")
• Code Also: R63.31 Pediatric feeding disorder, acute ("dysphagia (R13.1-)")
• Code Also: R63.32 Pediatric feeding disorder, chronic ("dysphagia (R13.1-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for R13.10

• Dysphagia

Nearby codes

• R13 Aphagia and dysphagia
• R13.0 Aphagia
• R13.1 Dysphagia
• R13.10 Dysphagia, unspecified (this code)
• R13.11 Dysphagia, oral phase
• R13.12 Dysphagia, oropharyngeal phase
• R13.13 Dysphagia, pharyngeal phase
• R13.14 Dysphagia, pharyngoesophageal phase
• R13.19 Other dysphagia