R49 is the ICD-10 code for Voice disturbances. It is a three-character category divided into 4 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block R47–R49 (Symptoms and signs involving speech and voice) 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 R49 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- psychogenic voice disturbance F44.4
Subcodes of R49
R49 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
DR49Forstyrrelser i stemmeføring
R49Äänihäiriöt
R49Störungen der Stimme
R49Troubles de la voix
R49stemaandoeningen
Listed through more specific codes:
- R49.9Unspecified voice and resonance disorder
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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