Current

R42 — Dizziness and giddiness

Part of Chapter 18: Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified , block Symptoms and signs involving cognition, perception, emotional state and behavior (R40-R46) .

Official Notes

Inclusion Terms

Light-headedness

Inclusion Terms

Vertigo NOS

Excludes1

vertiginous syndromes ( H81 .-)

Excludes1

vertigo from infrasound ( T75.23 )

Child Codes

R42 has no child codes in the FY 2027 release -- it is used on its own.

Referenced By

Official notes on these codes cite R42.

FY 2027 effective October 1, 2026 · CDC NCHS and CMS