ICD-10 diagnosis code

R26.0 Ataxic gait

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R26.0 is the ICD-10 code for Ataxic gait. It is a four-character subcategory of R26 (Abnormalities of gait and mobility), the most specific level in the WHO edition. 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
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XVIII · R00–R99
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What R26.0 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Staggering gait

R26.0 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

R26.0Ataktisk gång

NorwayICD-10-NO

R26.0Ataktisk gange

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DR260Ataktisk gang

FinlandICD-10-FI

R26.0Ataktinen kävely

GermanyICD-10-GM

R26.0Ataktischer Gang

FranceICD-10-FR

R26.0Démarche ataxique

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

R26.0atactische gang

United StatesICD-10-CM

R26.0Ataxic gait

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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