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ICD-10-CM Code for Abnormalities of gait and mobility R26

ICD-10 code R26 for Abnormalities of gait and mobility 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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Abnormalities of gait and mobility
Excludes1: ataxia NOS (R27.0)
hereditary ataxia (G11.-)
locomotor (syphilitic) ataxia (A52.11)
immobility syndrome (paraplegic) (M62.3)
 
R26 Abnormalities of gait and mobility
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Ataxic gait
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Paralytic gait
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Difficulty in walking, not elsewhere classified
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Other abnormalities of gait and mobility
Child Code
Unspecified abnormalities of gait and mobility

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ICD 10 CODE PLEASE
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ICD 10 CODE PLEASE
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99213 and 73630 in same visit
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help with coverage for 11055/11056/11057 for straight Medicare 11055 fqhc medicare
Hello all, I'm still new to Podiatry billing. I work at a FQHC. For pts without a systemic disease, will the M codes for pain in foot/toes, or difficulty walking (R26.2) assist with straight Medicar... [ Read More ]
Ambulatory Dysfunction?
Thank you both for the clarification! The problem we have at our facility is that this is all we get a lot of times. There is no definitive diagnosis that is causing it or we cant get anything from th... [ Read More ]
Ambulatory Dysfunction?
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