Fecal smearing. R15.1 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2019 edition of ICD-10-CM R15.1 became effective on October 1, 2018.
Fecal impaction. K56.41 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2019 edition of ICD-10-CM K56.41 became effective on October 1, 2018. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of K56.41 - other international versions of ICD-10 K56.41 may differ.
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to R19.5: Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities - see also Anomaly stool (color) (contents) (mucus) R19.5 guaiac positive R19.5 Blood in feces K92.1 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K92.1 Bulky stools R19.5 Fat in stool R19.5 Mucus in stool R19.5 Occult blood in feces R19.5 (stools) Pus in stool R19.5
Change in bowel habit. R19.4 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2018/2019 edition of ICD-10-CM R19.4 became effective on October 1, 2018. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of R19.4 - other international versions of ICD-10 R19.4 may differ.
R19. 5 - Other fecal abnormalities. ICD-10-CM.
K56. 41 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM K56. 41 became effective on October 1, 2021.
ICD-10-CM Code for Melena K92. 1.
K56. 41 - Fecal impaction | ICD-10-CM.
A fecal impaction is a large lump of dry, hard stool that stays stuck in the rectum. It is most often seen in people who are constipated for a long time.
A fecal impaction is a large, hard mass of stool that gets stuck so badly in your colon or rectum that you can't push it out. This problem can be very severe. It can cause grave illness or even death if it's not treated.
Z12. 11: Encounter for screening for malignant neoplasm of the colon.
578.1 - Blood in stool. ICD-10-CM.
Melena refers to black, tar-like, sticky stools and usually results from upper gastrointestinal bleeding. The source of bleeding can come from damage to the lining of the GI tract, breakage of swollen blood vessels, or other conditions that prolong bleeding such as hemophilia.
INTRODUCTION. Visible stool burden is a common finding on plain film abdominal x-ray (AXR). The AXR is a relatively inexpensive, noninvasive imaging modality that poses a minimal radiation risk to patients and can serve as an objective measure of assessment of constipation among symptomatic patients (1).