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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

R13.1Dysphagia

Not billable — use a more specific code

R13.1 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 6 more specific codes beneath it.

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 R13.1

R13.1 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for dysphagia. 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 a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 6 subcodes must be used instead.

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

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: R13.10 (unspecified), R13.11 (oral phase), R13.12 (oropharyngeal phase), R13.13 (pharyngeal phase), R13.14 (pharyngoesophageal phase) and R13.19 (dysphagia).

Don't report R13.1 together with the conditions in its Excludes1 note: psychogenic dysphagia (F45.8).

Code first: , if applicable, dysphagia following cerebrovascular disease (I69. with final characters -91).

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

Specific codes under R13.1

Coding notes

Excludes1Not coded here — never report together with this code
  • psychogenic dysphagia (F45.8)
Code firstSequence the underlying condition first
  • , if applicable, dysphagia following cerebrovascular disease (I69. with final characters -91)

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to R13.1.

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.

Codes whose notes reference R13.1

Code history

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  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 R13.1

Is R13.1 billable?

No. R13.1 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.