R20.8 is the ICD-10 code for Other and unspecified disturbances of skin sensation. 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
R20.8 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
R20.8Annen eller uspesifisert forstyrrelse i hudens følsomhet
DR208Anden eller ikke specificeret føleforstyrrelse i huden
- DR208AÆstesiodermi UNS
R20.8Muu tai määrittämätön ihotunnon häiriö
R20.8Sonstige und nicht näher bezeichnete Sensibilitätsstörungen der Haut
R20.8Troubles de la sensibilité cutanée, autres et non précisés
R20.8overige en niet-gespecificeerde sensibiliteitsstoornissen van huid
R20.8Other disturbances of skin sensation
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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