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R68.89

R68.89: Other general symptoms and signs

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

R68.89 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other general symptoms and signs. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

R68.89 is named in 7 Medicare coverage policies: 6 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 1 listing it as NOT covered. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A57497Billing and Coding: Chest X-Ray Policynot covered
  • A53052Billing and Coding: Home Health Speech-Language Pathology
  • A56781Billing and Coding: Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE)
  • A57306Billing and Coding: Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE)

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Abiotrophy
  • Abulia
  • Autodigestion
  • Autointoxication
  • Autotoxemia
  • Fugue
  • Hemiatrophy
  • Herxheimer's reaction
  • Hyperemia(acute) (passive)
  • Infirmity
  • Necrobiosis
  • Rigors

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under R68.8

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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