ICD-10 Code for Dysphagia
The ICD-10-CM code for dysphagia is R13.10 — Dysphagia, unspecified. This is the code the Alphabetic Index gives for dysphagia with no further qualifier, valid for FY2027 (October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027).
R13.10 is billable but unspecified. If the documentation names a type, site or cause, one of the more specific codes below is likely expected.
Which dysphagia code should you use?
The Alphabetic Index lists 15 codes under Dysphagia. Which one applies depends on the qualifier documented in the record — the type, site, cause, or associated condition. Find the qualifier below, then verify the code in the Tabular List before using it.
By type
| cervical | R13.19 | Other dysphagia | |
| functional | F45.8 | Other somatoform disorders | |
| hysterical | F45.8 | Other somatoform disorders | |
| nervous | F45.8 | Other somatoform disorders | |
| neurogenic | R13.19 | Other dysphagia | |
| oral phase | R13.11 | Dysphagia, oral phase | |
| oropharyngeal phase | R13.12 | Dysphagia, oropharyngeal phase | |
| pharyngeal phase | R13.13 | Dysphagia, pharyngeal phase | |
| pharyngoesophageal phase | R13.14 | Dysphagia, pharyngoesophageal phase | |
| psychogenic | F45.8 | Other somatoform disorders | |
| sideropenic | D50.1 | Sideropenic dysphagia | |
| spastica | K22.4 | Dyskinesia of esophagus | |
| specified NEC | R13.19 | Other dysphagia |
Dysphagia following
| cerebral infarction | I69.391 | Dysphagia following cerebral infarction | |
| cerebrovascular disease | I69.991 | Dysphagia following unspecified cerebrovascular disease | |
| intracerebral hemorrhage | I69.191 | Dysphagia following nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage | |
| nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage NEC | I69.291 | Dysphagia following other nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage | |
| specified disease NEC | I69.891 | Dysphagia following other cerebrovascular disease | |
| subarachnoid hemorrhage | I69.091 | Dysphagia following nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage | |
| cerebrovascular disease › specified NEC | I69.891 | Dysphagia following other cerebrovascular disease |
Index terms and codes are reproduced from the official ICD-10-CM FY2027 release. The Alphabetic Index is a finding aid — a code must always be verified in the Tabular List before it is reported. Data sources