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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

R68.2Dry mouth, unspecified

✓ Billable / specific

R68.2 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code for dry mouth, unspecified. It can be reported on claims for dates of service from October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027.

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 R68.2

R68.2 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for dry mouth, unspecified. It belongs to category R68 (other general symptoms and signs), block R50-R69 (general symptoms and signs) 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 R68, choose R68.2 (Dry mouth, unspecified) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: hypothermia, not associated with low environmental temperature (R68.0), nonspecific symptoms peculiar to infancy (R68.1), Clubbing of fingers (R68.3) and other general symptoms and signs (R68.8).

Don't report R68.2 together with the conditions in its Excludes1 note: dry mouth due to dehydration (E86.0) and dry mouth due to Sjögren syndrome (M35.0-).

The conditions in its Excludes2 note aren't part of R68.2, but may be coded alongside it if the patient has both: salivary gland hyposecretion (K11.7).

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 011 (Tracheostomy for Face, Mouth and Neck Diagnoses or Laryngectomy with MCC, relative weight 5.6154), DRG 012 (Tracheostomy for Face, Mouth and Neck Diagnoses or Laryngectomy with CC, relative weight 4.381), DRG 013 (Tracheostomy for Face, Mouth and Neck Diagnoses or Laryngectomy without CC/MCC, relative weight 2.7307), DRG 154 (Other Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat Diagnoses with MCC, relative weight 1.5921), DRG 155 (Other Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat Diagnoses with CC, relative weight 0.9322) and DRG 156 (Other Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat Diagnoses without CC/MCC, relative weight 0.6659), in Pre-MDC and MDC 03 (Diseases and Disorders of the Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat), 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 527.7 (disturbance of salivary secretion).

Coding notes

Excludes1Not coded here — never report together with this code
  • dry mouth due to dehydration (E86.0)
  • dry mouth due to Sjögren syndrome (M35.0-)
Excludes2Not included here — may be reported together if both conditions exist
  • salivary gland hyposecretion (K11.7)

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to R68.2.

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

Alphabetic index entries

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Terms in the official ICD-10-CM index that lead to R68.2.

Codes whose notes reference R68.2

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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  • 527.7Disturbance of salivary secretionapproximate

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

Code history

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  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about R68.2

Is R68.2 billable?

Yes. R68.2 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code valid for FY2027 (October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027).

Can R68.2 be used as a principal diagnosis?

Yes. The Medicare Code Editor doesn't restrict R68.2 as a principal diagnosis.

Is R68.2 a CC or MCC?

No. R68.2 is neither a CC nor an MCC under MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does R68.2 group to?

R68.2 is used in the MS-DRG v44.0 logic for MS-DRG 011 (Tracheostomy for Face, Mouth and Neck Diagnoses or Laryngectomy with MCC), MS-DRG 012 (Tracheostomy for Face, Mouth and Neck Diagnoses or Laryngectomy with CC), MS-DRG 013 (Tracheostomy for Face, Mouth and Neck Diagnoses or Laryngectomy without CC/MCC), MS-DRG 154 (Other Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat Diagnoses with MCC), MS-DRG 155 (Other Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat Diagnoses with CC) and MS-DRG 156 (Other Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat Diagnoses without CC/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 R68.2?

The CMS General Equivalence Mappings map R68.2 to ICD-9-CM 527.7.