Version 2024
No Valid Principal Dx

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R20.3

Hyperesthesia

ICD-10-CM Code:
R20.3
ICD-10 Code for:
Hyperesthesia
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
Chronic Condition Indicator: [1]
Not chronic
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Code Classification

  • Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
    (R00–R99)
    • Symptoms and signs involving the skin and subcutaneous tissue
      (R20-R23)
      • Disturbances of skin sensation
        (R20)

R20.3 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of hyperesthesia. The code is valid during the current fiscal year for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions from October 01, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

According to ICD-10-CM guidelines this code should not to be used as a principal diagnosis code when a related definitive diagnosis has been established.

Approximate Synonyms

The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:

  • Abdominal hyperesthesia
  • Acute sensitivity to pain
  • Allodynia
  • Cutaneous allodynia
  • Cutaneous hyperalgesia
  • Decreased pain threshold
  • Dysesthesia
  • Dysesthesia
  • Excessive sensitivity to pain
  • Hyperalgesia
  • Hyperesthesia
  • Hyperesthesia dolorosa
  • Hyperesthesia of special senses
  • Hypergargalesthesia
  • Pain threshold - finding
  • Pain threshold - finding
  • Pain threshold - finding
  • Pain threshold - finding
  • Pain threshold - finding

Clinical Classification

Clinical Information

  • Hyperacusis

    an abnormally disproportionate increase in the sensation of loudness in response to auditory stimuli of normal volume. cochlear diseases; vestibulocochlear nerve diseases; facial nerve diseases; stapes surgery; and other disorders may be associated with this condition.
  • Hyperesthesia

    increased sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation due to a diminished threshold or an increased response to stimuli.
  • Hyperalgesia

    an increased sensation of pain or discomfort produced by minimally noxious stimuli due to damage to soft tissue containing nociceptors or injury to a peripheral nerve.
  • Nociceptors

    peripheral afferent neurons which are sensitive to injuries or pain, usually caused by extreme thermal exposures, mechanical forces, or other noxious stimuli. their cell bodies reside in the dorsal root ganglia. their peripheral terminals (nerve endings) innervate target tissues and transduce noxious stimuli via axons to the central nervous system.
  • Hyperesthesia

    increased sensitivity to tactile stimulation.
  • Allodynia

    pain caused by a stimulus that would not normally provoke pain.
  • Hyperalgesia

    abnormally increased pain sense.

Index to Diseases and Injuries References

The following annotation back-references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index. The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10-CM code(s).

Convert R20.3 to ICD-9-CM

  • ICD-9-CM Code: 782.0 - Skin sensation disturb
    Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.

Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.

Footnotes

[1] Not chronic - A diagnosis code that does not fit the criteria for chronic condition (duration, ongoing medical treatment, and limitations) is considered not chronic. Some codes designated as not chronic are acute conditions. Other diagnosis codes that indicate a possible chronic condition, but for which the duration of the illness is not specified in the code description (i.e., we do not know the condition has lasted 12 months or longer) also are considered not chronic.