R73Non-billable (header)

Elevated blood glucose level

Related Codes· Abnormal findings on examination of blood, without diagnosis (R70-R79)

R70Elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate and abnormality of p…R71Abnormality of red blood cellsR74Abnormal serum enzyme levelsR75Inconclusive laboratory evidence of human immunodeficiency v…R76Other abnormal immunological findings in serumR77Other abnormalities of plasma proteinsR78Findings of drugs and other substances, not normally found i…R79Other abnormal findings of blood chemistry

Sub-codes of R73(2)

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R73.0Abnormal glucoseHeaderR73.9Hyperglycemia, unspecified✓ Billable

✗ Excludes 1(Not coded here)

  • •diabetes mellitus (E08-E13)
  • •diabetes mellitus in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O24.-)
  • •neonatal disorders (P70.0-P70.2)
  • •postsurgical hypoinsulinemia (E89.1)

Code Hierarchy

┌18Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)├R70-R79Abnormal findings on examination of blood, without diagnosis (R70-R79)├R73Elevated blood glucose level
└R73Elevated blood glucose level

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