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Specific code 2011 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 781.1
Disturbances of sensation of smell and taste
  • Short description: Smell & taste disturb.
  • ICD-9-CM 781.1 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 781.1 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2011 version of ICD-9-CM 781.1.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 781.1: 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 781.1 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM R43.0 Anosmia
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM R43.1 Parosmia
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM R43.2 Parageusia
Approximate Synonyms
  • Abnormal taste in mouth
  • Abnormal unpleasant perception of strong scent
  • Agnosia for smell
  • Anosmia
  • Anosmia (loss of sense of smell)
  • Anterior tongue taste disorder
  • Complaining of anosmia
  • Complaining of loss of taste sense
  • Congenital anosmia
  • Diminished sense of smell
  • Disorder of olfactory system
  • Disorder of smell
  • Disorder of taste
  • Disorders of smell
  • Franklinic taste
  • Garlic taste
  • Glossopharyngeal taste disorder
  • Heightened olfactory perception
  • Heightened perception of taste
  • Loss of sense of smell
  • Loss of taste
  • Metallic taste
  • Mucosal anosmia
  • Neurologic unpleasant taste
  • On examination - anosmia
  • On examination - loss of touch sensation
  • On examination - smell abnormal
  • On examination - taste loss anterior 2/3 tongue
  • On examination - taste loss posterior 1/3 tongue
  • Parageusia
  • Primary acid taste disorder
  • Primary bitter taste disorder
  • Primary salt taste disorder
  • Primary sweet taste disorder
  • Primary taste disorder
  • Problem of sense of smell
  • Pseudogeusesthesia
  • Secondary acid taste disorder
  • Secondary bitter taste disorder
  • Secondary salt taste disorder
  • Secondary sweet taste disorder
  • Secondary taste disorder
  • Sense of smell altered
  • Sense of smell impaired
  • Sensitive to smells
  • Sensitivity to individual odor
  • Sensory disorder of smell
  • Sensory disorder of smell and/or taste
  • Sensory disorder of smell or taste
  • Sensory disorder of taste
  • Sensory disorder, diminished sense of smell
  • Sensory disorder, taste sense altered
  • Taste of food lingers
  • Taste sense altered
  • Taste-blindness
  • Things smell different
  • Unusual smell in nose
Applies To
  • Anosmia
  • Parageusia
  • Parosmia
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 781.1:
  • Ageusia (see also Disturbance, sensation) 781.1
  • Anesthesia, anesthetic 782.0
    • olfactory 781.1
  • Anosmia (see also Disturbance, sensation) 781.1
  • Anosphrasia 781.1
  • Disorder - see also Disease
    • sense of smell 781.1
  • Disturbance - see also Disease
    • olfactory nerve 781.1
    • sensation (cold) (heat) (localization) (tactile discrimination localization) (texture) (vibratory) NEC 782.0
  • Dysgeusia 781.1
  • Hyperosmia (see also Disturbance, sensation) 781.1
  • Loss
    • sense of
      • smell (see also Disturbance, sensation) 781.1
      • taste (see also Disturbance, sensation) 781.1
      • touch (see also Disturbance, sensation) 781.1
  • Merosmia 781.1
  • Parageusia 781.1
  • Parosmia 781.1
  • Perversion, perverted
    • sense of smell or taste 781.1
  • Sense loss (touch) (see also Disturbance, sensation) 782.0
    • smell 781.1
    • taste 781.1
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