R13.1

Non-Billable

ChapterR00–R99

Ranksubcategory

Official Description

Dysphagia

Metadata & Insights

•2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
•Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
•Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings (R00-R99).

Instructional Notes

Excludes1(Not coded here)

psychogenic dysphagia (F45.8)

Code First

, if applicable, dysphagia following cerebrovascular disease (I69. with final characters -91)

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Clinical Hierarchy

CH18Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)

R10-R19Symptoms and signs involving the digestive system and abdomen (R10-R19)

R13Aphagia and dysphagia

R13.1Dysphagia

R13.10Dysphagia, unspecified

R13.11Dysphagia, oral phase

R13.12Dysphagia, oropharyngeal phase

R13.13Dysphagia, pharyngeal phase

R13.14Dysphagia, pharyngoesophageal phase

R13.19Other dysphagia

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to R13.1:

blockR10-R19

Symptoms and signs involving the digestive system and abdomen (R10-R19)

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chapterCH18

Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)

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Alphabetic Index Mentions

These are Diagnosis Index lookup paths that route to R13.1. Use them as entry terms for search, then confirm final coding instructions in the Tabular List and notes above.

8 raw paths

Dysphagia8 unique routes

Direct index entry→R13.1

cervical→R13.1

neurogenic→R13.1

oral phase→R13.1

oropharyngeal phase→R13.1

pharyngeal phase→R13.1

pharyngoesophageal phase→R13.1

specified NEC→R13.1

MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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