R20.1: Hypoaesthesia of skin
You have less feeling than you would normally have in one or more areas of the skin.
There are lots of nerves in the skin. These nerves carry information about pain, pressure or warmth to the brain.
In your case, this information is not getting from the affected areas of the skin to the brain properly. This means your skin in the affected areas can feel numb.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Further information
Note
This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.
Source
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