Sense loss - in the ICD-10-CM Index

Annotation Back-References in the 2025 ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries

Browse the ICD-10-CM codes with references applicable to the clinical term "sense loss"

  • Sense loss

    • smell - See: Disturbance, sensation, smell;

    • taste - See: Disturbance, sensation, taste;

    • touch - R20.8 Other disturbances of skin sensation

Applicable Clinical Terms Definitions

Smell: The ability to detect scents or odors, such as the function of OLFACTORY RECEPTOR NEURONS.

Taste: The ability to detect chemicals through gustatory receptors in the mouth, including those on the TONGUE; the PALATE; the PHARYNX; and the EPIGLOTTIS.

Touch: Sensation of making physical contact with objects, animate or inanimate. Tactile stimuli are detected by MECHANORECEPTORS in the skin and mucous membranes.