DD90.1

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Functional swallowing disorder

Description

Functional dysphagia is a disorder having no structural abnormalities and absence of gastroesophageal reflux for dysphagia, characterised by sense of solid and/or liquid foods sticking, lodging, or passing abnormally through the oesophagus.

Index terms

  • Functional swallowing disorder
  • Functional dysphagia
  • failure of swallowing function

Inclusions

  • Functional dysphagia

Excludes

  • MD93 – dysphagia NOS

Exclusions from above levels

  • 6B23 – Hypochondriasis
  • 6C20 – Bodily distress disorder
  • 21 – Symptoms, signs or clinical findings, not elsewhere classified
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  • 05 – Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
  • 06 – Mental, behavioural or neurodevelopmental disorders
  • 18 – Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
  • 22 – Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes

Sibling codes

  • DD90.0 – Globus
  • DD90.2 – Functional heartburn
  • DD90.3 – Functional dyspepsia
  • DD90.4 – Functional nausea or vomiting
  • DD90.5 – Functional belching disorders
  • DD90.6 – Adult rumination syndrome
  • DD90.Y – Other specified functional oesophageal or gastroduodenal disorders
  • DD90.Z – Functional oesophageal or gastroduodenal disorders, unspecified

Foundation entity

Functional swallowing disorder – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/480351633

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: DD90: Functional oesophageal or gastroduodenal disorders › 13: Diseases of the digestive system