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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

R26.81

Unsteadiness on feet

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where R26.81 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. R26 Abnormalities of gait and mobility
  2. R26.8 Parent Other abnormalities of gait and mobility
  3. R26.81 This code Unsteadiness on feet

Official Coding Notes

Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.

Excludes1

ataxia NOS ( R27.0 )

Inherited from R26 — Abnormalities of gait and mobility

Excludes1

hereditary ataxia ( G11 .-)

Inherited from R26 — Abnormalities of gait and mobility

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locomotor (syphilitic) ataxia ( A52.11 )

Inherited from R26 — Abnormalities of gait and mobility

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immobility syndrome (paraplegic) ( M62.3 )

Inherited from R26 — Abnormalities of gait and mobility

Version History

How R26.81 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Unsteadiness on feet

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Unsteadiness on feet

Related Codes

Other codes under R26.8

Codes whose official notes reference R26.81

Data Source

Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.

Release
FY 2027
Effective
Source file
icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip

Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)

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