R26 is the ICD-10 code for Abnormalities of gait and mobility. It is a three-character category divided into 5 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block R25–R29 (Symptoms and signs involving the nervous and musculoskeletal systems) in Chapter XVIII, Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified.
- Code type
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- XVIII · R00–R99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What R26 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
Subcodes of R26
R26 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
DR26Gangbesvær og mobilitetsforstyrrelser
R26Kävelyn ja liikkumisen häiriöt
R26Störungen des Ganges und der Mobilität
R26Anomalies de la démarche et de la motilité
R26afwijkingen van gang en beweging
Listed through more specific codes:
- R26.9Unspecified abnormalities of gait and mobility
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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