2021 ICD-10-CM Code R27.9
Unspecified lack of coordination
Valid for Submission
R27.9 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of unspecified lack of coordination. The code R27.9 is valid during the fiscal year 2021 from October 01, 2020 through September 30, 2021 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
The ICD-10-CM code R27.9 might also be used to specify conditions or terms like bumps into things, clumsy child, coordination problem, finding of pattern of coordination, incoordination , incoordination symptom, etc.
Unspecified diagnosis codes like R27.9 are acceptable when clinical information is unknown or not available about a particular condition. Although a more specific code is preferable, unspecified codes should be used when such codes most accurately reflect what is known about a patient's condition. Specific diagnosis codes should not be used if not supported by the patient's medical record.
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.
| ICD-10: | R27.9 |
| Short Description: | Unspecified lack of coordination |
| Long Description: | Unspecified lack of coordination |
Code Classification
Index to Diseases and Injuries
The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10 code(s). The following references for the code R27.9 are found in the index:
- - Lack of
- - coordination - R27.9
Approximate Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
- Bumps into things
- Clumsy child
- Coordination problem
- Finding of pattern of coordination
- Incoordination
- Incoordination symptom
- Stumbling due to lack of coordination
- Stumbling gait
Clinical Information
- ATAXIA-. impairment of the ability to perform smoothly coordinated voluntary movements. this condition may affect the limbs trunk eyes pharynx larynx and other structures. ataxia may result from impaired sensory or motor function. sensory ataxia may result from posterior column injury or peripheral nerve diseases. motor ataxia may be associated with cerebellar diseases; cerebral cortex diseases; thalamic diseases; basal ganglia diseases; injury to the red nucleus; and other conditions.
Convert R27.9 to ICD-9 Code
The General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) crosswalk indicates an approximate mapping between the ICD-10 code R27.9 its ICD-9 equivalent. The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 code and the ICD-9 code and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.
- 781.3 - Lack of coordination (Approximate Flag)
Information for Patients
Movement Disorders
Movement disorders are neurologic conditions that cause problems with movement, such as
- Increased movement that can be voluntary (intentional) or involuntary (unintended)
- Decreased or slow voluntary movement
There are many different movement disorders. Some of the more common types include
- Ataxia, the loss of muscle coordination
- Dystonia, in which involuntary contractions of your muscles cause twisting and repetitive movements. The movements can be painful.
- Huntington's disease, an inherited disease that causes nerve cells in certain parts of the brain to waste away. This includes the nerve cells that help to control voluntary movement.
- Parkinson's disease, which is disorder that slowly gets worse over time. It causes tremors, slowness of movement, and trouble walking.
- Tourette syndrome, a condition which causes people to make sudden twitches, movements, or sounds (tics)
- Tremor and essential tremor, which cause involuntary trembling or shaking movements. The movements may be in one or more parts of your body.
Causes of movement disorders include
- Genetics
- Infections
- Medicines
- Damage to the brain, spinal cord, or peripheral nerves
- Metabolic disorders
- Stroke and vascular diseases
- Toxins
Treatment varies by disorder. Medicines can cure some disorders. Others get better when an underlying disease is treated. Often, however, there is no cure. In that case, the goal of treatment is to improve symptoms and relieve pain.
- Angelman syndrome (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Chronic motor tic disorder (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Facial tics (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Movement - uncontrollable (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Movement - uncontrolled or slow (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Movement - uncoordinated (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Movement - unpredictable or jerky (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation (NBIA) (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Tardive dyskinesia (Medical Encyclopedia)
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Code History
- 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 (First year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA code set)