ICD-10-CM · Chapter 18 · R00–R99
R43.9
Unspecified disturbances of smell and taste
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings
Quick facts
- Code
- R43.9
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 18 — Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings
- Category
- R43 — Disturbances of smell and taste
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM R43.9 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of unspecified disturbances of smell and taste. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in R43
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