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R13.12

R13.12: Dysphagia, oropharyngeal phase

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

R13.12 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for dysphagia, oropharyngeal phase. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above R13.12

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on R13.1: Dysphagia

  • psychogenic dysphagia (F45.8)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

R13.12 is named in 16 Medicare coverage policies: 14 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 2 listing it as NOT covered. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A56584Billing and Coding: Surface Electrical Stimulation in the Treatment of Dysphagianot covered
  • A56648Billing and Coding: Home Health-Surface Electrical Stimulation in the Treatment of Dysphagianot covered
  • A52866Billing and Coding: Speech-Language Pathology
  • A53052Billing and Coding: Home Health Speech-Language Pathology

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Dysphagia›oropharyngeal phase

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under R13.1

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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