Diagnosis Code

R60.9 EDEMA, UNSPECIFIED


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: R60.9

Short Description: Edema, unspecified

Long Description: Edema, unspecified

The code R60.9 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00–R99)
    • General symptoms and signs (R50-R69)
      • Edema, not elsewhere classified (R60)
        • R60.9 Edema, unspecified

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • 1+ pitting edema
  • 2+ pitting edema
  • 3+ pitting edema
  • 4+ pitting edema
  • Acute edema
  • Acute edema
  • Acute edema - cutaneous distension syndrome
  • Acute edema blisters
  • Anasarca
  • Body fluid retention
  • Body fluid retention
  • Brawny edema
  • Disorder characterized by edema
  • Edema
  • Edema due to disturbed vasomotor control
  • Edema due to fluid overload
  • Edema due to hypoproteinemia
  • Edema due to increased peripheral blood flow
  • Edema due to obstructed venous return
  • Edema of soft tissue due to increased capillary pressure
  • Edematous skin
  • Exudative edema
  • Firm nonpitting edema
  • Firm pitting edema
  • Fluctuating edema level
  • Generalized edema
  • Generalized edema due to fluid overload
  • Idiopathic edema
  • Idiopathic fluid retention
  • Infectious edema
  • Infectious intermediate uveitis
  • Intermediate uveitis
  • Lipedema
  • Localized edema
  • Localized edema due to fluid overload
  • Non-pitting edema
  • Non-pitting edema
  • Non-pitting edema
  • Periodic edema
  • Peripheral edema
  • Pitting edema
  • Pitting edema
  • Progressive encephalopathy with edema, hypsarrhythmia and optic atrophy syndrome
  • Reduction of peripheral edema
  • Remitting seronegative symmetrical synovitis with pitting edema
  • Second cranial nerve finding
  • Soft nonpitting edema
  • Soft pitting edema
  • Static edema level
  • Superficial swelling
  • Superficial traumatic edema
  • Swelling
  • Swelling at injection site
  • Swelling of skeletal muscle
  • Symmetrical arthritis

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code R60.9 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Signs And Symptoms With Mcc (947)
  • Signs And Symptoms Without Mcc (948)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code R60.9 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Fluid retention NOS

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
R60.9 Right Arrow 782.3 Edema

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
R60 Edema, not elsewhere classified
R60.0 Localized edema
R60.1 Generalized edema


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