R19.5 – Other fecal abnormalities
Coding Notes
Active
Billable, valid for HIPAA-covered transactions
Type 1 Excludes
melena (K92.1)
neonatal melena (P54.1)
Applicable To
Abnormal stool color
Bulky stools
Mucus in stools
Occult blood in feces
Occult blood in stools
GEM Conversion to ICD-9 CM
Fs: 10000
–
Abnormal feces
Fs: 10000
–
Nonspecific abnormal findings in stool contents
MDC / MS-DRG Reference
Back Reference of Diagnostic Codes
Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities
See also Anomaly
Blood
in
Bulky
Fat
Mucus
Occult
blood in feces
(stools)
R19.5
Pus
in
Sibling Codes
Parent Sibling Codes
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| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| R00-R99 | Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99) |
| R10-R19 | Symptoms and signs involving the digestive system and abdomen (R10-R19) |
| R19 | Other symptoms and signs involving the digestive system and abdomen |
| R19.5 |
Other fecal abnormalities
Type 1 Excludes
melena (K92.1)
neonatal melena (P54.1)
Applicable to
Abnormal stool color
Bulky stools
Mucus in stools
Occult blood in feces
Occult blood in stools
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