High levels of bilirubin could mean your liver is not functioning correctly. However, high levels can also be due to medications, exercise, or certain foods. Bilirubin is also a product of breakdown of red blood cells, and an elevated reading may be related to disorders of red blood cells and not liver disease.
R17- Unspecified jaundice ›
2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 277.4 : Disorders of bilirubin excretion.
The conjugated (direct) bilirubin level is often elevated by alcohol, infectious hepatitis, drug reactions, and autoimmune disorders. Posthepatic disorders also can cause conjugated hyperbilirubinemia.
Total bilirubin is a combination of direct and indirect bilirubin. Typically, you'll get results for direct and total bilirubin. Normal results for a total bilirubin test are 1.2 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL) for adults and usually 1 mg/dL for those under 18.
It is normal to have some bilirubin in the blood. A normal level is: Direct (also called conjugated) bilirubin: less than 0.3 mg/dL (less than 5.1 µmol/L) Total bilirubin: 0.1 to 1.2 mg/dL (1.71 to 20.5 µmol/L)
ICD-10 code: P59. 9 Neonatal jaundice, unspecified.
ICD-10 code R17 for Unspecified jaundice is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified .
Obstructive jaundice (OJ) or blockage of the bile duct code K83. 1 (according to ICD 10), occurs in approximately 45-50% of cases of all varieties of jaundice, it can be both non-tumor and tumor genesis.
This transformation makes bilirubin water-soluble; it can then be excreted in bile and eliminated in the stool [2]. Bilirubin in this second phase is called “direct” or “conjugated” bilirubin. Total bilirubin is the sum of your direct and indirect bilirubin levels.
High levels of bilirubin can cause a yellowing of your skin and eyes, a condition doctors call jaundice. High bilirubin levels are common in newborns. Doctors use the age of the newborn and the bilirubin type and levels to determine if treatment is necessary.
This test looks for bilirubin in your blood or urine. Bilirubin is a substance made when your body breaks down old red blood cells. This is a normal process. Bilirubin is also part of bile, which your liver makes to help digest the food you eat. A small amount of bilirubin in your blood is normal.