793.91 IMAGE TEST INCON D/T FAT


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 793.91

Short Description: Image test incon d/t fat

Long Description: Image test inconclusive due to excess body fat

Code Classification:

  • Symptoms, signs, and ill-defined conditions (780–799)
    • Nonspecific abnormal findings (790-796)
      • 793 Nonspecific abnormal findings on radiological and other examination of body structure
        • 793.91 Image test incon d/t fat

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 793.91 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities - see also Anomaly
    • radiological examination 793.99
      • image test inconclusive due to excess body fat 793.91
  • Findings, (abnormal), without diagnosis (examination) (laboratory test) 796.4
    • radiologic (x-ray) 793.99
      • image test inconclusive due to excess body fat 793.91
  • Inconclusive
    • image test due to excess body fat 793.91

Crosswalk Information

The code 793.91 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
793.91 Right Arrow R93.9 Dx imaging inconclusive due to excess body fat of patient
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 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.

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