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R49.21 - Hypernasality


The ICD 10 Code for Hypernasality is listed as R49.21.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: R49.21
Description: Hypernasality
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
154 - Other Ear, Nose, Mouth & Throat Diagnoses W Mcc
155 - Other Ear, Nose, Mouth & Throat Diagnoses W Cc
156 - Other Ear, Nose, Mouth & Throat Diagnoses W/o Cc/mcc
Chapter Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
Block Symptoms and signs involving speech and voice (R47-R49)
Parent R49.2 - Hypernasality and hyponasality
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 784.43 - Hypernasality
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of R49.21:
R49.22 - Hyponasality