2027 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R68Other general symptoms and signs

ICD-10-CM Codes›R00–R99›R50-R69›R68

ICD-10-CM R68
CMSSource: CMS FY 2027 ICD-10-CM dataset · Effective Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

R68 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code for other general symptoms and signs, so it cannot be submitted on claims. Use a more specific code from this category instead, such as R68.0, R68.11, R68.12, and R68.13. As a symptom code, it should not be used as a principal diagnosis once a related definitive diagnosis has been established.

Code Identity

ICD-10-CM Code
R68
Billable Status
No — Non-Billable Category
Code Describes
Other general symptoms and signs
Short Description
Other general symptoms and signs
Same as the full description in the CMS dataset.
Chapter
R50-R69
General symptoms and signs

Code Classification

ChapterR00–R99Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
SectionR50-R69General symptoms and signs
CategoryR68Other general symptoms and signs
This CodeR68Other general symptoms and signs

Specific Coding for Other general symptoms and signsOverview

Non-specific codes like R68 require more characters. Use one of these billable codes instead:

  • Use R68.0 for Hypothermia, not associated with low environmental temperature

  • R68.1 for Nonspecific symptoms peculiar to infancy

  • Use R68.11 for Excessive crying of infant (baby)

  • Use R68.12 for Fussy infant (baby)

  • Use R68.13 for Apparent life threatening event in infant (ALTE)

  • Use R68.19 for Other nonspecific symptoms peculiar to infancy

  • Use R68.2 for Dry mouth, unspecified

  • Use R68.3 for Clubbing of fingers

  • R68.8 for Other general symptoms and signs

  • Use R68.81 for Early satiety

  • Use R68.82 for Decreased libido

  • Use R68.83 for Chills (without fever)

  • Use R68.84 for Jaw pain

  • Use R68.89 for Other general symptoms and signs

Instructional NotesGuidance

Instructions from the official ICD-10-CM Tabular List that apply to R68: its own notes plus those printed at Chapter 18. A note printed at a category, block or chapter applies to every code under it.

Excludes2

Not included here: the excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, so both codes may be reported.

From Chapter 18 (R00-R99) Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified applies to 774 codes
  • abnormal findings on antenatal screening of mother (O28.-)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • signs and symptoms classified in the body system chapters
  • signs and symptoms of breast (N63, N64.5)

Notes

General instructions on how these codes are used.

From Chapter 18 (R00-R99) Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified applies to 774 codes
  • This chapter includes symptoms, signs, abnormal results of clinical or other investigative procedures, and ill-defined conditions regarding which no diagnosis classifiable elsewhere is recorded.
  • Signs and symptoms that point rather definitely to a given diagnosis have been assigned to a category in other chapters of the classification. In general, categories in this chapter include the less well-defined conditions and symptoms that, without the necessary study of the case to establish a final diagnosis, point perhaps equally to two or more diseases or to two or more systems of the body. Practically all categories in the chapter could be designated 'not otherwise specified', 'unknown etiology' or 'transient'. The Alphabetical Index should be consulted to determine which symptoms and signs are to be allocated here and which to other chapters. The residual subcategories, numbered .8, are generally provided for other relevant symptoms that cannot be allocated elsewhere in the classification.
  • The conditions and signs or symptoms included in categories R00-R94 consist of:
  • (a) cases for which no more specific diagnosis can be made even after all the facts bearing on the case have been investigated;
  • (b) signs or symptoms existing at the time of initial encounter that proved to be transient and whose causes could not be determined;
  • (c) provisional diagnosis in a patient who failed to return for further investigation or care;
  • (d) cases referred elsewhere for investigation or treatment before the diagnosis was made;
  • (e) cases in which a more precise diagnosis was not available for any other reason;
  • (f) certain symptoms, for which supplementary information is provided, that represent important problems in medical care in their own right.

Source: CMS ICD-10-CM Tabular List. How to read instructional notes.

Code HistoryHistory

FY 2016AddedAdded to the ICD-10-CM code setEffective October 1, 2015, the first year of ICD-10-CM.
FY 2017–2026No changes
FY 2027CurrentCurrent code set, no changesEffective October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Questions About R68Overview

What is the ICD-10 code for other general symptoms and signs?

R68 is the ICD-10-CM category for other general symptoms and signs, but it is a non-billable header: claims need a more specific code from this category, listed on this page.

Is R68 (Other general symptoms and signs) a billable code?

No. This is a category header that groups the codes for other general symptoms and signs, and headers cannot be submitted on claims. Claims for other general symptoms and signs need a more specific code from this category, such as R68.0, R68.11, and R68.12.

Can R68 be a principal diagnosis?

Use it with care. This is a symptom code, so once a definitive diagnosis explaining the other general symptoms and signs is established, that condition takes the principal position instead.