Is R26.2 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. R26.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does R26.2 sit in the tabular list?

Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99), in the block Symptoms and signs involving the nervous and musculoskeletal systems (R25-R29).

What cannot be coded together with R26.2?

R26.2 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

R26.2

R26.2 — Difficulty in walking, not elsewhere classified

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

R26.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for difficulty in walking, not elsewhere classified. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Excludes1 — never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

falling (R29.6)
unsteadiness on feet (R26.81)

Risk adjustment

R26.2 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

R26.2 is named in 20 Medicare coverage policies — 20 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

A53026Billing and Coding: Bariatric Surgery Coverage
A53057Billing and Coding: Home Health Occupational Therapy
A53058Billing and Coding: Home Health Physical Therapy
A53064Billing and Coding: Outpatient Occupational Therapy

How R26.2 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to R26.2.

Dysbasia
Difficult, difficulty›walking
Gait abnormality›walking difficulty NEC
Walking›difficulty

Related codes at this level

Codes that share R26. If R26.2 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about R26.2

Is R26.2 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. R26.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does R26.2 sit in the tabular list?: Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99), in the block Symptoms and signs involving the nervous and musculoskeletal systems (R25-R29).
What cannot be coded together with R26.2?: R26.2 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.