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ICD-10-CM 2027

ICD-10 code for alteration

Choose a code from the options below based on the documentation.

From the official ICD-10-CM alphabetic index entry “Alteration (of), Altered”. Page updated September 29, 2026.

About coding alteration

The official ICD-10-CM index doesn't give a single default code for alteration; the code depends on the details below.

More specific alteration codes (official index)

  • awareness
  • transient R40.4 — Transient alteration of awareness
  • unintended under general anesthesia, during procedureT88.53
  • mental status R41.82 — Altered mental status, unspecified
  • pattern of family relationships affecting child Z62.898 — Other specified problems related to upbringing
  • sensation
  • following
  • cerebrovascular disease I69.998 — Other sequelae following unspecified cerebrovascular disease
  • cerebral infarction I69.398 — Other sequelae of cerebral infarction
  • intracerebral hemorrhage I69.198 — Other sequelae of nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage
  • nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage NEC I69.298 — Other sequelae of other nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage
  • specified disease NEC I69.898 — Other sequelae of other cerebrovascular disease
  • subarachnoid hemorrhage I69.098 — Other sequelae following nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage

Common questions about alteration ICD-10 codes

What is the ICD-10 code for mental status alteration?

R41.82 — Altered mental status, unspecified.