In ICD-10-CM, chapter 4, "Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89)," includes a separate subchapter (block), Diabetes mellitus E08-E13, with the categories:
The ICD-10-CM is a catalog of diagnosis codes used by medical professionals for medical coding and reporting in health care settings. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) maintain the catalog in the U.S. releasing yearly updates.
Type 1 diabetes mellitus with hyperglycemia
Type 1 diabetes mellitus
Impaired glucose tolerance (oral) R73. 02 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 R73. 02 became effective on October 1, 2021.
As a result, glucose tends to build up in your bloodstream (hyperglycemia) and may reach dangerously high levels if not treated properly. Insulin or other drugs are used to lower blood sugar levels.
Hyperglycaemia is the medical term for a high blood sugar (glucose) level. It's a common problem for people with diabetes. It can affect people with type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes, as well as pregnant women with gestational diabetes.
The ICD-10 code for prediabetes is R73. 09.
Hyperglycemia (high blood glucose) means there is too much sugar in the blood because the body lacks enough insulin. Associated with diabetes, hyperglycemia can cause vomiting, excessive hunger and thirst, rapid heartbeat, vision problems and other symptoms. Untreated hyperglycemia can lead to serious health problems.
Your blood sugar may rise if you: Skip or forget your insulin or oral glucose-lowering medicine. Eat too many grams of carbohydrates for the amount of insulin you took, or eat too many carbs in general. Have an infection.
BG (Blood Glucose / Blood Sugar) The level of glucose in the blood, measured in mg/dL.
Glycosuria, or glucose in urine, is a phenomenon caused by the presence of sugar in urine. Under normal circumstances, sugar is either not detected in urine or its quantity is negligible. A physical, chemical, or qualitative analysis of your urine sample can be employed to detect sugar in urine.
R73- Elevated blood glucose level ›
Other specified abnormal findings of blood chemistryR79. 89 - Other specified abnormal findings of blood chemistry | ICD-10-CM.
Code R53. 83 is the diagnosis code used for Other Fatigue. It is a condition marked by drowsiness and an unusual lack of energy and mental alertness. It can be caused by many things, including illness, injury, or drugs.
Elevated blood glucose level 1 R73 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. 2 The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM R73 became effective on October 1, 2020. 3 This is the American ICD-10-CM version of R73 - other international versions of ICD-10 R73 may differ.
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM R73 became effective on October 1, 2021.
This condition is seen frequently in diabetes mellitus, but also occurs with other diseases and malnutrition. Pre-diabetes means you have blood glucose levels that are higher than normal but not high enough to be called diabetes. Glucose comes from the foods you eat.
A condition referring to fasting plasma glucose levels being less than 140 mg per deciliter while the plasma glucose levels after a glucose tolerance test being more than 200 mg per deciliter at 30, 60, or 90 minutes. It is observed in patients with diabetes mellitus. Other causes include immune disorders, genetic syndromes, and cirrhosis.
State of latent impairment of carbohydrate metabolism in which the criteria for diabetes mellitus are not all satisfied; sometimes controllable by diet alone; called also impaired glucose tolerance and impaired fasting glucose. The time period before the development of symptomatic diabetes.
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM R73.09 became effective on October 1, 2021.
Too much glucose in your blood can damage your body over time. If you have pre-diabetes, you are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and stroke.most people with pre-diabetes don't have any symptoms. Your doctor can test your blood to find out if your blood glucose levels are higher than normal.
Higher than normal amount of glucose (a type of sugar) in the blood. Hyperglycemia can be a sign of diabetes or other conditions.
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM R73.9 became effective on October 1, 2021.
For gestational diabetes (diabetes that occurs during pregnancy) women should be assigned a code under the 024.4 subheading and not any other codes under the 024 category.
The code for long-term use of insulin, Z79.4, should also be used in these cases (unless insulin was just given to the patient as a one-time fix to bring blood sugar under control).
ICD-10 codes refer to the codes from the 10th Revision of the classification system. ICD-10 officially replaced ICD-9 in the US in October of 2015.
The switch to ICD-10 was a response to the need for doctors to record more specific and accurate diagnoses based on the most recent advancements in medicine. For this reason, there are five times more ICD-10 codes than there were ICD-9 codes. The ICD-10 codes consist of three to seven characters that may contain both letters and numbers.
The “unspecified” codes can be used when not enough information is known to give a more specific diagnosis; in that case, “unspecified” is technically more accurate than a more specific but as yet unconfirmed diagnosis. For more guidelines on using ICD-10 codes for diabetes mellitus, you can consult this document.
The more characters in the code, the more specific the diagnosis, so when writing a code on a medical record you should give the longest code possible while retaining accuracy.
Some medications can raise blood glucose levels and ultimately cause the patient to develop diabetes. ( Jamie /Flickr)