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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

R13.0Aphagia

✓ Billable / specific

R13.0 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code for aphagia. It can be reported on claims for dates of service from October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027.

Looking up by condition? See ICD-10 code for Aphagia.

Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About R13.0

R13.0 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for Aphagia. It belongs to category R13 (Aphagia and dysphagia), block R10-R19 (symptoms and signs involving the digestive system and abdomen) and chapter 18 (symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified). It is billable, so it can be reported on its own for dates of service from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Within R13 (Aphagia and dysphagia), R13.0 is specifically for Aphagia. Related codes cover dysphagia (R13.1).

Don't report R13.0 together with the conditions in its Excludes1 note: psychogenic aphagia (F50.9).

It is not a CC or MCC, so as a secondary diagnosis it doesn't change the MS-DRG severity level.

In MS-DRG v44.0, it is part of the grouping logic for DRG 391 (Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders with MCC, relative weight 1.2392) and DRG 392 (Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without MCC, relative weight 0.7645), in MDC 06 (Diseases and Disorders of the Digestive System), as a principal or secondary diagnosis. The DRG a claim lands in depends on the principal diagnosis, procedures and any CC/MCC secondary diagnoses.

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.

Before ICD-10, this condition was coded in ICD-9-CM as 787.20 (dysphagia, unspecified).

Coding notes

Applicable toConditions and synonyms classified to this code
  • Inability to swallow
Excludes1Not coded here — never report together with this code
  • psychogenic aphagia (F50.9)

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to R13.0.

Broader instructions also apply from R10-R19 Symptoms and signs involving the digestive system and abdomen and Chapter 18: Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified.

Alphabetic index entries

3 entries

Terms in the official ICD-10-CM index that lead to R13.0.

MS-DRG v44.0 grouping

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Inpatient MS-DRGs this diagnosis can group to, as the principal or a secondary diagnosis, depending on the rest of the claim.

ICD-9-CM equivalent

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  • 787.20Dysphagia, unspecifiedapproximate

From the CMS 2018 General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), the final GEMs release.

Code history

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  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about R13.0

Is R13.0 billable?

Yes. R13.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code valid for FY2027 (October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027).

Can R13.0 be used as a principal diagnosis?

Yes. The Medicare Code Editor doesn't restrict R13.0 as a principal diagnosis.

Is R13.0 a CC or MCC?

No. R13.0 is neither a CC nor an MCC under MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does R13.0 group to?

R13.0 is used in the MS-DRG v44.0 logic for MS-DRG 391 (Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders with MCC) and MS-DRG 392 (Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without MCC). Which one applies depends on whether it is the principal diagnosis and on the rest of the claim.

What is the ICD-9 code for R13.0?

The CMS General Equivalence Mappings map R13.0 to ICD-9-CM 787.20.