Complete ICD-10-CM coding and documentation guide for icd-10 coding for swallowing difficulty includes clinical validation requirements, medical necessity guidelines, and coding policies.
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Essential facts and insights about ICD-10 Coding for Swallowing Difficulty
Use ICD-10 code R13.11 for dysphagia, oral phase, ensuring proper documentation in clinical notes.
Additional codes that may be used with this diagnosis
Dysphagia following cerebral infarction
Use when dysphagia is a result of a stroke.
The ICD-10 code for swallowing difficulty is R13.1-, with specific codes like R13.11 for oral phase and R13.12 for oropharyngeal phase.
Use I69.391 for dysphagia following a cerebral infarction, and add R13.1- if phase-specific details are documented.