R20.2 is the ICD-10 code for Paraesthesia of skin. It is a four-character subcategory of R20 (Disturbances of skin sensation), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block R20–R23 (Symptoms and signs involving the skin and subcutaneous tissue) in Chapter XVIII, Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- XVIII · R00–R99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What R20.2 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Formication
- Pins and needles
- Tingling skin
What R20.2 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- acroparaesthesia I73.8
R20.2 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
R20.2Parestesi
R20.2Parestesi i hud
DR202Unormal følefornemmelse i huden
R20.2Ihon tuntohäiriö
R20.2Parästhesie der Haut
R20.2Paresthésie cutanée
R20.2paresthesie van huid
R20.2Paresthesia of skin
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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