R26.1 is the ICD-10 code for Paralytic 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 R26.1 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Spastic gait
R26.1 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
R26.1Paralytisk gång
R26.1Paretisk gange
DR261Paralytisk gang
R26.1Paralyyttinen kävely
R26.1Paretischer Gang
R26.1Démarche paralytique
R26.1paralytische gang
R26.1Paralytic 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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