R20.2 Paresthesia of skin

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applicable to

• Formication
• Pins and needles
• Tingling skin

Excludes1 (never code together)

• acroparesthesia (I73.8)

Applies from R20 Disturbances of skin sensation

Excludes1 (never code together)

• dissociative anesthesia and sensory loss (F44.6)
• psychogenic disturbances (F45.8)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 091-093 in MDC 01.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 782.0 Disturbance of skin sensation (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to R20.2

Back-references to R20

• Type 2 Excludes: R44 Other symptoms and signs involving general sensations and perceptions ("disturbances of skin sensation (R20.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for R20.2

• Disturbance (s) › sensation (cold) (heat) (localization) (tactile discrimination) (texture) (vibratory) NEC › skin › paresthesia
• Formication
• Hemiparesthesia
• Paresthesia
• Pins and needles
• Prickling sensation (skin)
• Sensation › prickling (skin)
• Sensation › tingling (skin)
• Tingling sensation (skin)

Nearby codes

• R20 Disturbances of skin sensation
• R20.0 Anesthesia of skin
• R20.1 Hypoesthesia of skin
• R20.2 Paresthesia of skin (this code)
• R20.3 Hyperesthesia
• R20.8 Other disturbances of skin sensation
• R20.9 Unspecified disturbances of skin sensation