R43.8 Other disturbances of smell and taste

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applicable to

• Mixed disturbance of smell and taste

MS-DRG index

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

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 781.1 Disturbances of sensation of smell and taste (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to R43.8

Back-references to R43.8

• Code First: U09.9 Post COVID-19 condition, unspecified ("loss of smell (R43.8)")
• Code First: U09.9 Post COVID-19 condition, unspecified ("loss of taste (R43.8)")

Diagnosis Index entries for R43.8

• Disturbance (s) › sensation (cold) (heat) (localization) (tactile discrimination) (texture) (vibratory) NEC › smell › and taste (mixed)
• Disturbance (s) › sensation (cold) (heat) (localization) (tactile discrimination) (texture) (vibratory) NEC › smell › specified NEC
• Disturbance (s) › sensation (cold) (heat) (localization) (tactile discrimination) (texture) (vibratory) NEC › taste › and smell (mixed)
• Disturbance (s) › sensation (cold) (heat) (localization) (tactile discrimination) (texture) (vibratory) NEC › taste › specified NEC
• Perversion, perverted › sense of smell and taste

Nearby codes

• R43 Disturbances of smell and taste
• R43.0 Anosmia
• R43.1 Parosmia
• R43.2 Parageusia
• R43.8 Other disturbances of smell and taste (this code)
• R43.9 Unspecified disturbances of smell and taste