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R68

Other general symptoms and signs

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 5 more specific codes instead:

  • R68.0 Hypothermia, not associated with low environmental temperature
  • R68.1 Nonspecific symptoms peculiar to infancy (also a header)
  • R68.2 Dry mouth, unspecified
  • R68.3 Clubbing of fingers
  • R68.8 Other general symptoms and signs (also a header)

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

  1. FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Other general symptoms and signs