R44.9

R44.9: Unspecified symptoms and signs involving general sensations and perceptions

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

R44.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for unspecified symptoms and signs involving general sensations and perceptions. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check R44.9 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above R44.9

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 R44.9

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.

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Loss›sensory
Symptoms NEC›involving›general perceptions and sensations

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.