R73.9 - Hyperglycemia, unspecified
| ICD-10: | R73.9 |
| Short Description: | Hyperglycemia, unspecified |
| Long Description: | Hyperglycemia, unspecified |
| Status: | Valid for Submission |
| Version: | ICD-10-CM 2023 |
| Code Classification: |
R73.9 is a billable ICD-10 code used to specify a medical diagnosis of hyperglycemia, unspecified. The code is valid during the fiscal year 2023 from October 01, 2022 through September 30, 2023 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
Unspecified diagnosis codes like R73.9 are acceptable when clinical information is unknown or not available about a particular condition. Although a more specific code is preferable, unspecified codes should be used when such codes most accurately reflect what is known about a patient's condition. Specific diagnosis codes should not be used if not supported by the patient's medical record.
According to ICD-10-CM guidelines this code should not to be used as a principal diagnosis code when a related definitive diagnosis has been established.
Approximate Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
- Acute hyperglycemia
- Chronic hyperglycemia
- Dawn phenomenon
- Drug-induced hyperglycemia
- High glucose level in blood
- Hyperglycemia
- Hyperglycemic disorder
- Metabolic stress hyperglycemia
- Neonatal hyperglycemia
- Non-diabetic hyperglycemia
- Poor glycemic control
- Random blood sugar raised
- Random glucose level abnormal
- Steroid-induced hyperglycemia
Clinical Information
- Hyperglycemia-. abnormally high blood glucose level.
- Blood Glucose-. glucose in blood.
- Neonatal Hyperglycemia-. blood glucose concentration above the upper limit of established reference ranges in a newborn.
Index to Diseases and Injuries References
The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10 code(s). The following references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index:
- - Elevated, elevation
- - blood sugar - R73.9
- - Findings, abnormal, inconclusive, without diagnosis - See Also: Abnormal;
- - blood sugar - R73.09
- - high - R73.9
- - blood sugar - R73.09
- - Hyperglycemia, hyperglycemic (transient) - R73.9
- - Sugar
- - blood
- - high (transient) - R73.9
- - blood
Convert to ICD-9 Code
| Source ICD-10 Code | Target ICD-9 Code | |
|---|---|---|
| R73.9 | 790.29 - Abnormal glucose NEC | |
| Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code. | ||
Patient Education
Hyperglycemia
Hyperglycemia means high blood sugar or glucose. Glucose comes from the foods you eat. Insulin is a hormone that moves glucose into your cells to give them energy. Hyperglycemia happens when your body doesn't make enough insulin or can't use it the right way.
People with diabetes can get hyperglycemia from not eating the right foods or not taking medicines correctly. Other problems that can raise blood sugar include infections, certain medicines, hormone imbalances, or severe illnesses.
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Code History
- FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
- FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
- FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
- FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
- FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
- FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
- FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
- FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016 (First year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA code set)
