ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

R49Voice and resonance disorders

Not billable — use a more specific code

R49 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 5 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 R49

R49 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for voice and resonance disorders. It belongs to block R47-R49 (symptoms and signs involving speech and voice) 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 5 subcodes must be used instead.

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: R49.0 (Dysphonia), R49.1 (Aphonia), R49.2 (hyponasality), R49.8 (disorders) and R49.9 (disorder).

Don't report R49 together with the conditions in its Excludes1 note: psychogenic voice and resonance disorders (F44.4).

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 R49

Coding notes

Excludes1Not coded here — never report together with this code

psychogenic voice and resonance disorders (F44.4)

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to R49.

Broader instructions also apply from Chapter 18: Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified.

Code history

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FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
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Common questions about R49

Is R49 billable?: No. R49 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.