ICD-10 Code R37
Sexual dysfunction, unspecified
| ICD-10: | R37 |
| Short Description: | Sexual dysfunction, unspecified |
| Long Description: | Sexual dysfunction, unspecified |
Valid for Submission
ICD-10 R37 is a billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of sexual dysfunction, unspecified. The code is valid for the year 2019 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
Code Classification
- Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00–R99)
Information for Medical Professionals
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.
Convert R37 to ICD-9
The following crosswalk between ICD-10 to ICD-9 is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:
- 302.70 - Psychosexual dysfunc NOS (Approximate Flag)
Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms:
- Abnormal sexual function
- Coital disorder
- Coital disorder
- Coital failure
- Coital impairment
- Enjoyment of sex - finding
- Erection without orgasm
- Excessive orgasm
- Failure of orgasm
- Failure of orgasm
- Failure of orgasm
- Failure of orgasm
- Failure of orgasm
- Failure of orgasm
- Failure of orgasm
- Failure of orgasm
- Female coital disorder
- Female coital disorder
- Finding related to ability to have sexual intercourse
- Finding related to ability to have sexual intercourse
- Finding related to ability to have sexual intercourse
- Finding related to ability to have sexual intercourse
- Has never reached orgasm
- Inappropriate orgasm
- Inhibited orgasm
- Male coital disorder
- Male coital disorder
- No longer reaches orgasm
- Orgasm too easily aroused
- Penetration impossible
- Sexual exhaustion
- Sexual function painful
- Sexual hypesthesia
- Sexual inadequacy
- Sexual intercourse difficult
- Sexual intercourse unsuccessful
- Unable to have sexual intercourse
- Weak orgasm
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 R37 are found in the index:
- - Dysfunction
- - sexual (due to) - R37
Information for Patients
Sexual Health
Sexuality is a big part of being human. Love, affection and sexual intimacy all play a role in healthy relationships. They also contribute to your sense of well-being. A number of disorders can affect the ability to have or enjoy sex in both men and women.
Factors that can affect sexual health include
- Fear of unplanned pregnancy
- Concerns about infertility
- Sexually transmitted diseases
- Chronic diseases such as cancer or heart disease
- Medicines that affect sexual desire or performance
- Heart disease and intimacy (Medical Encyclopedia)
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ICD-10 Footnotes
General Equivalence Map Definitions
The ICD-10 and ICD-9 GEMs are used to facilitate linking between the diagnosis codes in ICD-9-CM and the new ICD-10-CM code set. The GEMs are the raw material from which providers, health information vendors and payers can derive specific applied mappings to meet their needs.
- Approximate Flag - The approximate flag is on, indicating that the relationship between the code in the source system and the code in the target system is an approximate equivalent.
- No Map Flag - The no map flag indicates that a code in the source system is not linked to any code in the target system.
- Combination Flag - The combination flag indicates that more than one code in the target system is required to satisfy the full equivalent meaning of a code in the source system.