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.
Check R26.2 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1: never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
- falling (R29.6)
Excludes2: not included here, but may coexist
The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.
- unsteadiness on feet (R26.81)
Other codes that can never be billed with R26.2
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- F82Specific developmental disorder of motor function
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
R26.2 is named in 20 Medicare coverage policies: 20 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- 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
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Dysbasia
- Difficult, difficulty›walking
- Gait abnormality›walking difficulty NEC
- Walking›difficulty
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.