Globus Sensation CVA ICD-10-CM Codes

What ICD-10 codes are used for globus sensation CVA? 

The lone ICD-10-CM code for globus sensation CVA that practitioners can use for billing, coding, and documentation is R09.A2 - Foreign body sensation, throat. Globus sensation is the sensation of having a lump in the back of your throat when there is none.

Now, because there is CVA in the name of the guide, another possible ICD-10 code you can use is I69.391 - Dysphagia following cerebral infarction. This is meant to be used when a person has dysphagia after suffering a cerebral infarction (stroke). Dysphagia isn't necessarily the same as globus sensation because the latter is painless while the former can be painful, but this is sort of close to globus sensation CVA. It's best to properly examine the patient before picking the ICD code.

Is the globus sensation CVA ICD codes billable?

Both of the aforementioned ICD-10 codes are valid and billable.

Clinical information

Globus sensation is a feeling of a bump, lump, or swelling in your throat. When a patient has this condition, they have the sensation but don't have difficulty swallowing. 

Other specified symptoms and signs may involve the following:

• Feeling of itching in the throat
• Hoarseness
• Chronic coughing
• Frequent attempts to clear the throat

Though researchers and doctors cannot pinpoint the exact cause, some conditions that can make the patient feel like they have a lump in their throat are acid reflux, muscle tension, post-nasal drip, and current intense emotions they're having.

An ENT usually examines a patient, not necessarily to confirm the globus sensation, but to determine the cause for the feeling. 

Treatment usually targets the cause of globus sensation rather than the feeling itself. Some common treatments are therapy, antacids, and nasal spray.

In the context of this ICD-10-CM code, the code is lumped with codes under the code ranges for the following:

• R00-R99 - Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
• R09 - Other symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory system

Synonyms include

• Globus pharyngeus
• Globus sensation
• Dysphagia following cerebral infarction
• Dysphagia as a late effect of cerebrovascular accident
• A feeling of lump/something in your throat
• Foreign body sensation in the throat even if there's nothing there
• Feeling of having a sore throat
• Feeling of foreign body in throat

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