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ICD-10-CM Code for Paresthesia of skin R20.2

ICD-10 code R20.2 for Paresthesia of skin is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified .

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Paresthesia of skin
Formication
Pins and needles
Tingling skin
Excludes1: acroparesthesia (I73.8)

R20

Excludes1: dissociative anesthesia and sensory loss (F44.6)
psychogenic disturbances (F45.8)

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