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Version 2024
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2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R20.8

Other disturbances of skin sensation

ICD-10-CM Code:
R20.8
ICD-10 Code for:
Other disturbances of skin sensation
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)

R20.8 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of other disturbances of skin sensation. 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:

  • 10g monofilament sensation absent
  • 10g monofilament sensation L foot abnormal
  • 10g monofilament sensation R foot abnormal
  • Absence of 2-point discrimination
  • Absence of deep sensation
  • Absence of sensation on left side of face
  • Absence of sensation on left side of trunk
  • Absence of sensation on right side of face
  • Absence of sensation on right side of trunk
  • Berger's paresthesia
  • Burning sensation
  • Burning sensation of ear
  • Burning sensation of mucous membrane
  • Burning sensation of nose
  • Burning sensation of skin
  • Burning sensation of vagina
  • Burning sensation of vulva
  • Cheiro-oral syndrome
  • Cold extremity
  • Cold extremity
  • Cold extremity
  • Cold feet
  • Cold foot
  • Cold hands
  • Cold sensation absent
  • Cold skin
  • Cryalgesia
  • Cryesthesia
  • Decreased skin temperature
  • Distant referral of tactile sensation
  • Dysesthesia
  • Dysesthesia of face
  • Dysesthesia of scalp
  • Feels hot
  • Finding of light touch
  • Finding of light touch
  • Finding of light touch
  • Finding of pin prick discrimination
  • Finding of pin prick discrimination
  • Finding of pin prick discrimination
  • Finding of pin prick discrimination
  • Finding of sensation of nose
  • Finding of sensation of wound
  • Finding of sensation of wound
  • Finding of touch discrimination
  • Finding of touch discrimination
  • Finding of touch discrimination
  • Graphesthesia absent
  • Graphesthesia finding
  • Graphesthesia finding
  • Graphesthesia impaired
  • Heat sensation absent
  • Hemihypalgesia
  • Hot-cold discrimination absent
  • Hot-cold discrimination reduced
  • Hutchinson's mask
  • Hypoalgesia
  • Impaired vibration sensation
  • Impaired vibration sensation of foot
  • Impaired vibration sense of left foot
  • Impaired vibration sense of right foot
  • Injection site burning
  • Intolerant of ambient temperature
  • Intolerant of heat
  • Irritating sensation along suture line
  • Loss of body image
  • Loss of protective sensation of foot with deformity
  • Loss of protective sensation of skin
  • Loss of protective sensation of skin
  • Loss of protective sensation of skin of foot
  • Normal pin prick discrimination
  • Painful and cold lower limb
  • Pin prick sensation of foot-abnormal
  • Pin prick sensation of foot-normal
  • Pin prick sensation of left foot abnormal
  • Pin prick sensation of left foot normal
  • Pin prick sensation of right foot abnormal
  • Psychogenic skin disease
  • Reduced deep sensation
  • Referred itching
  • Right-left disorientation
  • Sensation of sutures pulling
  • Sensitive to touch
  • Skin tenderness
  • Skin-ache syndrome
  • Sore skin
  • Synesthesia
  • Tactile discrimination left foot abnormal
  • Tactile discrimination right foot abnormal
  • Temperature sensation reversal
  • Thermal anesthesia
  • Thermal anesthesia
  • Thermal hypesthesia
  • Trichodynia
  • Trunk feels cold

Clinical Classification

Clinical Information

  • Synesthesia

    the experience of involuntary sensory cross activation where the presentation of a particular stimulus elicits a secondary sensory-perceptual experience. it most commonly occurs in the association of color with linguistic stimuli such as letters, numbers, words, or music, but can also occur between other senses. although synesthesia can be acquired or transient due to trauma or drug use, there is also a strong genetic component, with a prevalence of about 1 in 2,000 individuals and a female to male ratio of 6:1.

  • Burning Sensation

    a sensation of stinging or heat, not necessarily accompanied by redness or physical signs of irritation.

  • Have Burning Sensation of Skin in Treatment Area|Do you have a burning sensation of your skin in the treatment area

    a question about whether an individual has or had a burning sensation of the skin in the treatment area.

  • Have Burning Sensations in Anal Area|Have Perianal Burning|I have burning sensations in the anal area

    a question about whether an individual has or had burning sensations in the anal area.

  • Skin Burning Sensation

    a sensation of dermal stinging or heat, not necessarily accompanied by redness or physical signs of skin irritation.

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 R20.8 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.