ICD-10-CM Codes Browse (Tabular) Diagnostic External Drug Neoplasm

R42 – Dizziness and giddiness

Coding Notes

Active

Billable, valid for HIPAA-covered transactions

Type 1 Excludes

vertiginous syndromes (H81.-)

vertigo from infrasound (T75.23)

Applicable To

Light-headedness

Vertigo NOS

GEM Conversion to ICD-9 CM

780.4

Fs: 00000 – Dizziness and giddiness

MDC / MS-DRG Reference

DRG 149

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Disturbance (s) See also Disease

equilibrium R42

Dizziness R42

Dysequilibrium R42

Giddiness R42

Light

headedness R42

Swimming in the head R42

Syndrome See also Disease

Mal de Debarquement R42

Vertigo R42

Sibling Codes

R40

Somnolence, stupor and coma

R41

Other symptoms and signs involving cognitive functions and awareness

R43

Disturbances of smell and taste

R44

Other symptoms and signs involving general sensations and perceptions

R45

Symptoms and signs involving emotional state

R46

Symptoms and signs involving appearance and behavior

R47

Speech disturbances, not elsewhere classified

R48

Dyslexia and other symbolic dysfunctions, not elsewhere classified

R49

Voice and resonance disorders

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Code	Title
R00-R99	Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
R40-R46	Symptoms and signs involving cognition, perception, emotional state and behavior (R40-R46)
R42	Dizziness and giddiness Type 1 Excludes vertiginous syndromes (H81.-) vertigo from infrasound (T75.23) Applicable to Light-headedness Vertigo NOS