787.5 ABNORMAL BOWEL SOUNDS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 787.5

Short Description: Abnormal bowel sounds

Long Description: Abnormal bowel sounds

Code Classification:

  • Symptoms, signs, and ill-defined conditions (780–799)
    • Symptoms (780-789)
      • 787 Symptoms involving digestive system
        • 787.5 Abnormal bowel sounds

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 787.5 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities - see also Anomaly
    • bowel sounds 787.5
  • Absence (organ or part) (complete or partial)
    • bowel sounds 787.5
  • Hyperactive, hyperactivity 314.01
    • bowel (syndrome) 564.9
      • sounds 787.5
  • Murmur (cardiac) (heart) (nonorganic) (organic) 785.2
    • abdominal 787.5

Crosswalk Information

The code 787.5 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
787.5 Right Arrow R19.11 Absent bowel sounds
R19.12 Hyperactive bowel sounds
R19.15 Other abnormal bowel sounds
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.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
787.01 Nausea with vomiting
787.02 Nausea alone
787.03 Vomiting alone
787.04 Bilious emesis
787.1 Heartburn
787.20 Dysphagia, unspecified
787.21 Dysphagia, oral phase
787.22 Dysphagia, oropharyngeal phase
787.23 Dysphagia, pharyngeal phase
787.24 Dysphagia, pharyngoesophageal phase
787.29 Other dysphagia
787.3 Flatulence, eructation, and gas pain
787.4 Visible peristalsis
787.60 Full incontinence of feces
787.61 Incomplete defecation
787.62 Fecal smearing
787.63 Fecal urgency
787.7 Abnormal feces
787.91 Diarrhea
787.99 Other symptoms involving digestive system


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