Abnormalities of gait and mobility (R26)

• ICD-10 Index

  • Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00–R99)

    • Symptoms and signs involving the nervous and musculoskeletal systems (R25-R29)

      • Abnormalities of gait and mobility (R26)

        • R26 - Abnormalities of gait and mobility NON-BILLABLE CODE
        • R26.0 - Ataxic gait BILLABLE CODE
        • R26.1 - Paralytic gait BILLABLE CODE
        • R26.2 - Difficulty in walking, not elsewhere classified BILLABLE CODE
        • R26.8 - Other abnormalities of gait and mobility NON-BILLABLE CODE
        • R26.81 - Unsteadiness on feet BILLABLE CODE
        • R26.89 - Other abnormalities of gait and mobility BILLABLE CODE
        • R26.9 - Unspecified abnormalities of gait and mobility BILLABLE CODE

Clinical Information for Abnormalities of gait and mobility (R26)

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.

Instructional Notations

Type 1 Excludes Type 1 Excludes
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.

• ataxia NOS R27.0
• hereditary ataxia G11
• locomotor syphilitic ataxia A52.11
• immobility syndrome paraplegic M62.3