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R26.89

R26.89: Other abnormalities of gait and mobility

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

R26.89 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other abnormalities of gait and mobility. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above R26.89

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on R26: Abnormalities of gait and mobility

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

Other codes that can never be billed with R26.89

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

R26.89 is named in 25 Medicare coverage policies: 25 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A52992Billing and Coding: Non-Invasive Cerebrovascular Arterial Studies
  • 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

  • Imbalance
  • Gait abnormality›specified type NEC

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under R26.8

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

Loaded directly from the CMS/NCHS ICD-10-CM public-domain release: see data sources and our editorial policy. If this page disagrees with the CMS tabular list, this page is wrong. Reference information for professional coders; not medical or billing advice.