All ICD10 Codes

R42

Billable
ChapterR00–R99
Rankcategory
Official Description

Dizziness and giddiness

Metadata & Insights
  • •Billable/specific code (valid for reimbursement).
  • •Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings (R00-R99).

CH18 Parent Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • abnormal findings on antenatal screening of mother (O28.-)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • signs and symptoms classified in the body system chapters
  • signs and symptoms of breast (N63, N64.5)

R40-R46 Parent Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • symptoms and signs constituting part of a pattern of mental disorder (F01-F99)

Instructional Notes

Includes
  • Light-headedness
  • Vertigo NOS
Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • vertiginous syndromes (H81.-)
  • vertigo from infrasound (T75.23)

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH18Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
R40-R46Symptoms and signs involving cognition, perception, emotional state and behavior (R40-R46)
R42Dizziness and giddinessBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to R42:

blockR40-R46
Symptoms and signs involving cognition, perception, emotional state and behavior (R40-R46)
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chapterCH18
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026 v43.1

This code is grouped within the following Diagnosis Related Group(s) for clinical reimbursement:

DRG 149
Dysequilibrium

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