2026 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R26.89Other abnormalities of gait and mobility

ICD-10-CM Codes›R00–R99›R25-R29›R26

ICD-10-CM R26.89
CMSSource: CMS FY 2026 ICD-10-CM dataset · Effective Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026

R26.89 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other abnormalities of gait and mobility. It is valid on HIPAA claims for fiscal year 2026 (October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026). As a symptom code, it should not be used as a principal diagnosis once a related definitive diagnosis has been established. In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this diagnosis falls under Nervous system signs and symptoms.

Code Identity

ICD-10-CM Code
R26.89
Billable Status
Yes — Valid for Submission
Code Describes
Other abnormalities of gait and mobility
Short Description
Other abnormalities of gait and mobility
Same as the full description in the CMS dataset.
Parent Code
R26.8
Other abnormalities of gait and mobility

Code Classification

ChapterR00–R99Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
SectionR25-R29Symptoms and signs involving the nervous and musculoskeletal systems
CategoryR26Abnormalities of gait and mobility
This CodeR26.89Other abnormalities of gait and mobility

Approximate SynonymsGuidance

Alternate terms and clinical phrases that map to this code.

  • 3 point swing through gait
  • 3 point swing to gait
  • 4 point gait
  • Abnormal eyes closed straight line walking test
  • Abnormal gait due to impairment of balance
  • Abnormal gait due to muscle weakness
  • Abnormal straight line walking test
  • Accelerating gait
  • Amputee gait
  • Antalgic gait
  • Arms not swung when walking
  • Arthritic gait
  • Asthenia
  • Athetotic gait
  • Autistic disorder of childhood onset
  • Bouncy gait
  • Buttocks prominent when walking
  • Calcaneal gait
  • Cautious gait
  • Cerebellar gait
  • Choreic gait
  • Congenital hypoplasia of cerebral hemisphere
  • Congenital hypoplasia of cerebral white matter
  • Crouch gait
  • Dependent ability to transfer location
  • Developmental delay with autism spectrum disorder and gait instability
  • Deviation to one side on eyes closed straight line walking test
  • Difficulty alternating between sitting and standing
  • Difficulty assuming a position
  • Difficulty avoiding obstacles in path
  • Difficulty avoiding obstacles when running
  • Difficulty bending
  • Difficulty bending down
  • Difficulty bending to pick up object without falling
  • Difficulty bending to reach feet
  • Difficulty changing position
  • Difficulty conforming to a position
  • Difficulty crawling
  • Difficulty getting in and out of a chair
  • Difficulty getting in and out of bath
  • Difficulty getting in and out of shower
  • Difficulty getting in bath
  • Difficulty getting into bed without assistance
  • Difficulty getting into shower
  • Difficulty getting off a bed
  • Difficulty getting off toilet
  • Difficulty getting on a bed
  • Difficulty getting on and off a bed
  • Difficulty getting on and off furniture
  • Difficulty getting on and off toilet
  • Difficulty getting on to toilet
  • Difficulty getting out of a chair
  • Difficulty getting out of bed without assistance
  • Difficulty getting out of shower
  • Difficulty initiating running
  • Difficulty kicking object
  • Difficulty kicking with leg
  • Difficulty lying down
  • Difficulty maintaining a position
  • Difficulty maintaining a sitting position
  • Difficulty maintaining a standing position
  • Difficulty maintaining sitting position on toilet seat
  • Difficulty managing stairs
  • Difficulty managing stairs backwards
  • Difficulty managing stairs on all fours
  • Difficulty managing stairs on bottom
  • Difficulty managing steps
  • Difficulty managing steps and stairs
  • Difficulty mobilizing
  • Difficulty mobilizing indoors
  • Difficulty mobilizing outside
  • Difficulty mobilizing using mobility aids
  • Difficulty mobilizing using wheelchair
  • Difficulty moving
  • Difficulty moving around supporting self on furniture
  • Difficulty moving from a position
  • Difficulty moving from lying to sitting
  • Difficulty moving in bed
  • Difficulty moving items around home
  • Difficulty moving up and down bed
  • Difficulty moving within a position
  • Difficulty negotiating corners
  • Difficulty negotiating corners when running
  • Difficulty negotiating curbs
  • Difficulty negotiating obstacles
  • Difficulty pulling to standing from sitting
  • Difficulty rising from squatting
  • Difficulty rising from squatting without using hands
  • Difficulty rolling
  • Difficulty rolling over in bed
  • Difficulty running
  • Difficulty running down a slope
  • Difficulty running down hill
  • Difficulty running down stairs
  • Difficulty running down steps
  • Difficulty running on flat
  • Difficulty running up a slope
  • Difficulty running up hill
  • Difficulty running up stairs
  • Difficulty running up steps
  • Difficulty shuffling
  • Difficulty sitting down
  • Difficulty sitting down on a chair
  • Difficulty sitting up
  • Difficulty skipping
  • Difficulty skipping on alternate feet
  • Difficulty skipping on one foot
  • Difficulty standing
  • Difficulty standing from sitting
  • Difficulty standing up
  • Difficulty standing up alone
  • Difficulty stopping running
  • Difficulty straightening up
  • Difficulty transferring weight
  • Difficulty turning onto side in bed
  • Difficulty using escalator
  • Difficulty using lift
  • Difficulty using stair lift
  • Difficulty using toilet
  • Difficulty weight-bearing
  • Difficulty weight-bearing on left leg
  • Difficulty weight-bearing on right leg
  • Does not alternate between sitting and standing
  • Does not assume a position
  • Does not attempt to crawl
  • Does not attempt to run
  • Does not avoid obstacles in path
  • Does not avoid obstacles when running
  • Does not bend
  • Does not bend down
  • Does not bend to reach feet
  • Does not change position
  • Does not conform to a position
  • Does not crawl
  • Does not get in and out of a chair
  • Does not get in and out of bath
  • Does not get in and out of shower
  • Does not get in bath
  • Does not get into bed without assistance
  • Does not get into shower
  • Does not get off a bed
  • Does not get off toilet
  • Does not get on a bed
  • Does not get on and off a bed
  • Does not get on and off furniture
  • Does not get on and off toilet
  • Does not get on to toilet
  • Does not get out of a chair
  • Does not get out of bed without assistance
  • Does not get out of shower
  • Does not initiate running
  • Does not kick object
  • Does not kick with leg
  • Does not lie down
  • Does not maintain a position
  • Does not maintain a sitting position
  • Does not maintain a standing position
  • Does not manage stairs
  • Does not manage stairs backwards
  • Does not manage stairs on all fours
  • Does not manage stairs on bottom
  • Does not manage steps
  • Does not manage steps and stairs
  • Does not mobilize
  • Does not mobilize indoors
  • Does not mobilize outside
  • Does not mobilize using mobility aids
  • Does not mobilize using wheelchair
  • Does not move
  • Does not move around supporting self on furniture
  • Does not move from a position
  • Does not move from lying to sitting
  • Does not move in bed
  • Does not move items around home
  • Does not move up and down bed
  • Does not move within a position
  • Does not negotiate corners
  • Does not negotiate corners when running
  • Does not negotiate curbs
  • Does not negotiate obstacles
  • Does not pull to standing from sitting
  • Does not rise from squatting
  • Does not rise from squatting without using hands
  • Does not roll over in bed
  • Does not run
  • Does not run down a slope
  • Does not run down hill
  • Does not run down stairs
  • Does not run down steps
  • Does not run on flat
  • Does not run up a slope
  • Does not run up hill
  • Does not run up stairs
  • Does not run up steps
  • Does not shuffle
  • Does not sit down
  • Does not sit down on a chair
  • Does not sit up
  • Does not skip
  • Does not skip on alternate feet
  • Does not skip on one foot
  • Does not stand
  • Does not stand from sitting
  • Does not stand up
  • Does not stand up alone
  • Does not stop running
  • Does not straighten up
  • Does not transfer weight
  • Does not turn onto side in bed
  • Does not use escalator
  • Does not use lift
  • Does not use stair lift
  • Does not weight-bear
  • Does not weight-bear on left leg
  • Does not weight-bear on right leg
  • Double step gait
  • Dragging leg
  • Drag-to gait
  • Dystonic gait
  • Extensor thrust pattern
  • Extrapyramidal gait
  • Festinating gait
  • Finding of measures of gait
  • Finding of sitting balance
  • Finding of walking balance
  • Finding related to ability to alternate between sitting and standing
  • Finding related to ability to assume a position
  • Finding related to ability to avoid obstacles when running
  • Finding related to ability to balance when bending
  • Finding related to ability to balance when reaching
  • Finding related to ability to balance when sitting
  • Finding related to ability to bend to pick up object without falling
  • Finding related to ability to bend to reach feet
  • Finding related to ability to conform to a position
  • Finding related to ability to crawl
  • Finding related to ability to get in bath
  • Finding related to ability to get into shower
  • Finding related to ability to get off a bed
  • Finding related to ability to get on a bed
  • Finding related to ability to get out of a chair
  • Finding related to ability to get out of bath
  • Finding related to ability to get out of shower
  • Finding related to ability to initiate running
  • Finding related to ability to kick object
  • Finding related to ability to kick with leg
  • Finding related to ability to maintain a sitting position
  • Finding related to ability to maintain a standing position
  • Finding related to ability to maintain sitting position on toilet seat
  • Finding related to ability to manage stairs backwards
  • Finding related to ability to manage stairs on all fours
  • Finding related to ability to manage stairs on bottom
  • Finding related to ability to mobilize outside
  • Finding related to ability to mobilize using wheelchair
  • Finding related to ability to move around supporting self on furniture
  • Finding related to ability to move from a position
  • Finding related to ability to move from lying to sitting
  • Finding related to ability to move up and down bed
  • Finding related to ability to move within a position
  • Finding related to ability to negotiate corners when running
  • Finding related to ability to negotiate curbs
  • Finding related to ability to pull to standing from sitting
  • Finding related to ability to rise from squatting without using hands
  • Finding related to ability to roll over in bed
  • Finding related to ability to run down a slope
  • Finding related to ability to run down hill
  • Finding related to ability to run down stairs
  • Finding related to ability to run down steps
  • Finding related to ability to run on flat
  • Finding related to ability to run up a slope
  • Finding related to ability to run up hill
  • Finding related to ability to run up stairs
  • Finding related to ability to run up steps
  • Finding related to ability to shuffle
  • Finding related to ability to sit down on a chair
  • Finding related to ability to sit down on toilet seat
  • Finding related to ability to skip on alternate feet
  • Finding related to ability to skip on one foot
  • Finding related to ability to stand from sitting
  • Finding related to ability to stand up alone
  • Finding related to ability to stop running
  • Finding related to ability to straighten up
  • Finding related to ability to transfer weight
  • Finding related to ability to turn onto side in bed
  • Finding related to ability to use escalator
  • Finding related to ability to use lift
  • Finding related to ability to use stair lift
  • Finding related to ability to walk up stairs
  • Finding related to ability to weight-bear on left leg
  • Finding related to ability to weight-bear on right leg
  • Foot-drop gait
  • Footwear shows signs of locomotor abnormal
  • Freezing of gait
  • Frontal gait disorder
  • Gait apraxia
  • Gait with walking aid - finding
  • General difficulty in moving
  • Get up and go test - abnormal
  • Gluteus maximus gait
  • Heel toe gait
  • High level sensorimotor gait disorder
  • Hypoplasia of corpus callosum
  • Impairment of balance
  • Incongruous gait
  • Interrupted gait
  • In-toeing gait
  • L1 syndrome
  • Limp occurring during childhood
  • Limping
  • Loss of agility
  • Lurching gait
  • Magnetic gait
  • Marche a petits pas
  • MASA syndrome
  • Multifactorial gait problem
  • Musculoskeletal alteration
  • Musculoskeletal hypomobility
  • Myelopathic gait
  • Myopathic gait
  • Oppenheim's gait
  • Overcomes interrupted gait spontaneously
  • Painful gait
  • Patterning of movement - finding
  • Peripheral neuropathic gait
  • Peripheral sensory gait disorder
  • Peripheral skeletomuscular gait disorder
  • Petren's gait
  • Prosthetic limb gait
  • Rapid fatigue of gait
  • Retropulsion
  • Retropulsion when walking
  • Scissors gait on eyes closed straight line walking test
  • Short-leg limp
  • Shuffling gait
  • Slipping clutch gait
  • Stiff knee gait
  • Stiff legged gait
  • Stumbling due to lack of coordination
  • Stumbling gait
  • Swing-through gait
  • Tandem gait test - abnormal
  • Thalamic astasia
  • Three-point gait
  • Toe-walking gait
  • Tottering gait
  • Unable to alternate between sitting and standing
  • Unable to assume a position
  • Unable to avoid obstacles in path
  • Unable to avoid obstacles when running
  • Unable to balance
  • Unable to balance when bending
  • Unable to balance when reaching
  • Unable to balance when sitting
  • Unable to balance when standing
  • Unable to bend
  • Unable to bend down
  • Unable to bend to reach feet
  • Unable to change position
  • Unable to climb stairs
  • Unable to conform to a position
  • Unable to crawl
  • Unable to get in and out of a chair
  • Unable to get in and out of bath
  • Unable to get in and out of shower
  • Unable to get in bath
  • Unable to get into bed without assistance
  • Unable to get into shower
  • Unable to get off a bed
  • Unable to get off toilet
  • Unable to get on a bed
  • Unable to get on and off a bed
  • Unable to get on and off furniture
  • Unable to get on and off toilet
  • Unable to get on to toilet
  • Unable to get out of a chair
  • Unable to get out of bath
  • Unable to get out of bed without assistance
  • Unable to get out of shower
  • Unable to initiate gait
  • Unable to initiate running
  • Unable to kick object
  • Unable to kick with leg
  • Unable to lie down
  • Unable to maintain a position
  • Unable to maintain a sitting position
  • Unable to maintain a standing position
  • Unable to maintain sitting position on toilet seat
  • Unable to manage stairs
  • Unable to manage stairs backwards
  • Unable to manage stairs on all fours
  • Unable to manage stairs on bottom
  • Unable to manage steps
  • Unable to manage steps and stairs
  • Unable to mobilize
  • Unable to mobilize indoors
  • Unable to mobilize outside
  • Unable to mobilize using mobility aids
  • Unable to mobilize using wheelchair
  • Unable to move
  • Unable to move around supporting self on furniture
  • Unable to move from a position
  • Unable to move from lying to sitting
  • Unable to move in bed
  • Unable to move items around home
  • Unable to move up and down bed
  • Unable to move within a position
  • Unable to negotiate corners
  • Unable to negotiate corners when running
  • Unable to negotiate curbs
  • Unable to negotiate obstacles
  • Unable to rise from squatting
  • Unable to rise from squatting without using hands
  • Unable to roll over in bed
  • Unable to run
  • Unable to run down a slope
  • Unable to run down hill
  • Unable to run down stairs
  • Unable to run down steps
  • Unable to run on flat
  • Unable to run up a slope
  • Unable to run up hill
  • Unable to run up stairs
  • Unable to run up steps
  • Unable to shuffle
  • Unable to sit down
  • Unable to sit down on a chair
  • Unable to sit down on toilet seat
  • Unable to sit up
  • Unable to skip
  • Unable to skip on alternate feet
  • Unable to skip on one foot
  • Unable to stand
  • Unable to stand from sitting
  • Unable to stand up
  • Unable to stand up alone
  • Unable to stop running
  • Unable to straighten up
  • Unable to transfer weight
  • Unable to turn onto side in bed
  • Unable to use escalator
  • Unable to use lift
  • Unable to use stair lift
  • Unable to use toilet
  • Unable to weight-bear
  • Unable to weight-bear on left leg
  • Unable to weight-bear on right leg
  • Unsteady when walking
  • Use of secondary maneuvres to overcome interrupted gait - finding
  • Waddling gait
  • Wear of footwear - finding

Index to Diseases and InjuriesGuidance

Alphabetical index entries that point to this code.

External Cause of Injuries IndexGuidance

References for this code in the External Cause of Injuries Index.

    • Gait abnormality
      • specified type NEC
    • Imbalance

Clinical ClassificationClinical

AHRQ’s CCSR groups this code into broader clinical categories.

CCSR SYM010
Nervous system signs and symptoms
Default principal diagnosis: inpatient Yes · outpatient Yes

Clinical InformationClinical

  • Asthenia

    clinical sign or symptom manifested as debility, or lack or loss of strength and energy.

  • Neurocirculatory Asthenia

    a clinical syndrome characterized by palpitation, shortness of breath, labored breathing, subjective complaints of effort and discomfort, all following slight physical exertion. other symptoms may be dizziness, tremulousness, sweating, and insomnia. neurocirculatory asthenia is most typically seen as a form of anxiety disorder.

  • Gait Apraxia

    impaired ambulation not attributed to sensory impairment or motor weakness. frontal lobe disorders; basal ganglia diseases (e.g., parkinsonian disorders); dementia, multi-infarct; alzheimer disease; and other conditions may be associated with gait apraxia.

Patient EducationClinical

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Convert R26.89 to ICD-9-CMHistory

The closest ICD-9-CM equivalents under the General Equivalence Mappings.

ICD-9-CM
781.2 Abnormality of gait
Approximate The match is approximate rather than exact.

Code HistoryHistory

FY 2016AddedAdded to the ICD-10-CM code setEffective October 1, 2015, the first year of ICD-10-CM.
FY 2017–2025No changes
FY 2026CurrentCurrent code set, no changesEffective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.

Questions About R26.89Overview

Is R26.89 (Other abnormalities of gait and mobility) a billable code?

Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report other abnormalities of gait and mobility on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.

Can R26.89 be a principal diagnosis?

Use it with care. This is a symptom code, so once a definitive diagnosis explaining the other abnormalities of gait and mobility is established, that condition takes the principal position instead.

What is the ICD-9 equivalent of R26.89?

Under the General Equivalence Mappings, other abnormalities of gait and mobility converts to ICD-9-CM 781.2 (abnormality of gait). The mapping is approximate, so confirm the match fits the documentation.

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.