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R20.2

Paresthesia of skin

Billable

Code Hierarchy

R20R20.2

Chapter: 18. Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified

Section: R20-R23 - Symptoms and signs involving the skin and subcutaneous tissue

Coding Guidelines

Inclusion Terms

  • Formication
  • Pins and needles
  • Tingling skin

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with R20.2

  • I73.8 - acroparesthesia (I73.8)

Related Codes

R20.0Billable

Anesthesia of skin

R20.1Billable

Hypoesthesia of skin

R20.3Billable

Hyperesthesia

R20.8Billable

Other disturbances of skin sensation

R20.9Billable

Unspecified disturbances of skin sensation

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