R20.0 — Anesthesia of skin
Is R20.0 billable?
Yes — R20.0 is billable for FY2027. R20.0 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. R20.0 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
R20.0 at a glance
| Code | R20.0 |
|---|---|
| Description | Anesthesia of skin |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does R20.0 group to?
R20.0 sits in MDC 01 and helps define the logic of 3 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 091Other Disorders of Nervous System with MCCmedical
- 092Other Disorders of Nervous System with CCmedical
- 093Other Disorders of Nervous System without CC/MCCmedical
How is R20.0 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to R20.0. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Anesthesia, anesthetic
- Hemianalgesia
- Hemianesthesia
- Numbness
- Anesthesia, anesthetic › local skin lesion
- Anesthesia, anesthetic › skin
- Disturbance › sensationNEC › skin › anesthesia (s)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from R20
The conditions below can never be reported together with R20.0 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 18
The conditions below are not part of R20.0, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, R20.0 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from R20-R23
The conditions below are not part of R20.0, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, R20.0 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- symptoms relating to breast (N64.4-N64.5)
How long has R20.0 existed?
R20.0 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.