R43.8
R43.8: Other disturbances of smell and taste
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
R43.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other disturbances of smell and taste. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check R43.8 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Mixed disturbance of smell and taste
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
R43.8 is named in 4 Medicare coverage policies: 4 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A54095Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
- A56612Billing and Coding: CT of the Head
- A57123Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
- A57204Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Perversion, perverted›sense of smell and taste
- Disturbance›sensation NEC›smell›and taste(mixed)
- Disturbance›sensation NEC›smell›specified NEC
- Disturbance›sensation NEC›taste›and smell(mixed)
- Disturbance›sensation NEC›taste›specified NEC
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.