R26.0

Applicable To

• Staggering gait

Approximate Synonyms

• Gait disorder, ataxic

• Gait disorder, stumbling

• Stumbling gait

Clinical Information

• ah-tak-sik) awkward, uncoordinated walking.

• Awkward, uncoordinated walking.

• Impairment of the ability to coordinate the movements required for normal ambulation walking) which may result from impairments of motor function or sensory feedback. This condition may be associated with brain diseases including cerebellar diseases and basal ganglia diseases); spinal cord diseases; or peripheral nervous system diseases.

Details

• R26.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM R26.0 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of R26.0 – other international versions of ICD-10 R26.0 may differ.