Diagnosis Code

R73.09 OTHER ABNORMAL GLUCOSE


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: R73.09

Short Description: Other abnormal glucose

Long Description: Other abnormal glucose

The code R73.09 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00–R99)
    • Abnormal findings on examination of blood, without diagnosis (R70-R79)
      • Elevated blood glucose level (R73)
        • R73.09 Other abnormal glucose

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Blood glucose below reference range
  • Blood glucose level unstable
  • Blood glucose outside reference range
  • Dysglycemia
  • Glucose level below reference range
  • Glucose level outside reference range
  • Glucose tolerance test indicates diabetes mellitus
  • Glucose tolerance test outside reference range
  • Hemoglobin A1C - diabetic control finding
  • High hemoglobin A1c level
  • Random blood glucose outside reference range
  • Random glucose level abnormal

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code R73.09 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Miscellaneous Disorders Of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids And Electrolytes With Mcc (640)
  • Miscellaneous Disorders Of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids And Electrolytes Without Mcc (641)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code R73.09 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Abnormal glucose NOS
    • Abnormal non-fasting glucose tolerance

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
R73.09 Right Arrow 790.29 Abnormal glucose NEC

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
R73 Elevated blood glucose level
R73.0 Abnormal glucose
R73.01 Impaired fasting glucose
R73.02 Impaired glucose tolerance (oral)
R73.03 Prediabetes
R73.9 Hyperglycemia, unspecified


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023