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R44.2

R44.2: Other hallucinations

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

R44.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other hallucinations. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above R44.2

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on R44: Other symptoms and signs involving general sensations and perceptions

  • alcoholic hallucinations (F10.151, F10.251, F10.951)
  • hallucinations in drug psychosis (F11-F19 with fifth to sixth characters 51)
  • hallucinations in mood disorders with psychotic symptoms (F30.2, F31.5, F32.3, F33.3)
  • hallucinations in schizophrenia, schizotypal and delusional disorders (F20-F29)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above R44.2

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on R44: Other symptoms and signs involving general sensations and perceptions

  • disturbances of skin sensation (R20.-)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

R44.2 is named in 11 Medicare coverage policies: 11 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A54799Billing and Coding: Urine Drug Testing
  • A55001Billing and Coding: Urine Drug Testing
  • A56034Billing and Coding: Nerve Blockade for Treatment of Chronic Pain and Neuropathy
  • A56612Billing and Coding: CT of the Head

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Hallucination›gustatory
  • Hallucination›olfactory
  • Hallucination›specified NEC
  • Hallucination›tactile

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under R44

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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