2027 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R73.9Hyperglycemia, unspecified
ICD-10-CM Codes›R00–R99›R70-R79›R73
- Billable — Valid for Submission
- Not Chronic
R73.9 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for hyperglycemia, unspecified. It is valid on HIPAA claims for fiscal year 2027 (October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027) and groups to MS-DRG 640 through 641. As a symptom code, it should not be used as a principal diagnosis once a related definitive diagnosis has been established. In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this diagnosis falls under Abnormal findings without diagnosis.
Code Identity
Code Classification
Approximate SynonymsGuidance
Alternate terms and clinical phrases that map to this code.
- Acute hyperglycemia
- Chorea due to hyperglycemia
- Chorea due to metabolic disorder
- Chronic hyperglycemia
- Dawn phenomenon
- Drug-induced hyperglycemia
- Early posttransplant hyperglycemia
- High glucose level in blood
- Hyperglycemia
- Hyperglycemic disorder
- Metabolic stress hyperglycemia
- Neonatal hyperglycemia
- Non-diabetic hyperglycemia
- Poor glycemic control
- Random blood glucose outside reference range
- Random blood sugar above reference range
- Random glucose level abnormal
- Steroid-induced hyperglycemia
Instructional NotesGuidance
Instructions from the official ICD-10-CM Tabular List that apply to R73.9: its own notes plus those printed at R73, block R70-R79, and Chapter 18. A note printed at a category, block or chapter applies to every code under it.
Excludes1
Not coded here: the excluded code is never reported together with this one, unless the two conditions are unrelated.
Excludes2
Not included here: the excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, so both codes may be reported.
- abnormal findings on antenatal screening of mother (O28.-)
- abnormalities of lipids (E78.-)
- abnormalities of platelets and thrombocytes (D69.-)
- abnormalities of white blood cells classified elsewhere (D70-D72)
- coagulation hemorrhagic disorders (D65-D68)
- diagnostic abnormal findings classified elsewhere - see Alphabetical Index
- hemorrhagic and hematological disorders of newborn (P50-P61)
Notes
General instructions on how these codes are used.
- This chapter includes symptoms, signs, abnormal results of clinical or other investigative procedures, and ill-defined conditions regarding which no diagnosis classifiable elsewhere is recorded.
- Signs and symptoms that point rather definitely to a given diagnosis have been assigned to a category in other chapters of the classification. In general, categories in this chapter include the less well-defined conditions and symptoms that, without the necessary study of the case to establish a final diagnosis, point perhaps equally to two or more diseases or to two or more systems of the body. Practically all categories in the chapter could be designated 'not otherwise specified', 'unknown etiology' or 'transient'. The Alphabetical Index should be consulted to determine which symptoms and signs are to be allocated here and which to other chapters. The residual subcategories, numbered .8, are generally provided for other relevant symptoms that cannot be allocated elsewhere in the classification.
- The conditions and signs or symptoms included in categories R00-R94 consist of:
- (a) cases for which no more specific diagnosis can be made even after all the facts bearing on the case have been investigated;
- (b) signs or symptoms existing at the time of initial encounter that proved to be transient and whose causes could not be determined;
- (c) provisional diagnosis in a patient who failed to return for further investigation or care;
- (d) cases referred elsewhere for investigation or treatment before the diagnosis was made;
- (e) cases in which a more precise diagnosis was not available for any other reason;
- (f) certain symptoms, for which supplementary information is provided, that represent important problems in medical care in their own right.
Source: CMS ICD-10-CM Tabular List. How to read instructional notes.
Referenced in Other NotesGuidance
Instructional notes printed at other codes that name R73.9, its category, or a range that includes it.
Excludes1 2
These codes carry an Excludes1 note naming R73.9: they are not reported together with it, unless the two conditions are unrelated.
Excludes2 2
These codes carry an Excludes2 note naming R73.9: its condition is not part of those codes, and both may be reported when the patient has both.
- R79 Other abnormal findings of blood chemistryhyperglycemia NOS (R73.9)
- Block R83-R89 Abnormal findings on examination of other body fluids, substances and tissues, without diagnosis
Index to Diseases and InjuriesGuidance
Alphabetical index entries that point to this code.
Findings, abnormal, inconclusive, without diagnosis See Also: Abnormal;
high R73.9
high (transient) R73.9
Clinical ClassificationClinical
AHRQ’s CCSR groups this code into broader clinical categories.
Clinical InformationClinical
Hyperglycemia
abnormally high blood glucose level.
Patient EducationClinical
Hyperglycemia
Blood glucose, or blood sugar, is the main sugar found in your blood. It is your body's primary source of energy. It comes from the food you eat. Your body breaks down most of that food into glucose and releases it into your bloodstream. When your blood glucose goes up, it signals your pancreas to release insulin.
The full article covers:
- What is blood glucose?
- What is hyperglycemia?
- What causes hyperglycemia?
- What are the symptoms of hyperglycemia?
- What other problems can hyperglycemia cause?
- How is hyperglycemia diagnosed?
- What are the treatments for hyperglycemia?
- Can hyperglycemia be prevented?
Read the full article at MedlinePlus
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Convert R73.9 to ICD-9-CMHistory
The closest ICD-9-CM equivalents under the General Equivalence Mappings.
Code HistoryHistory
Questions About R73.9Overview
What is the ICD-10 code for hyperglycemia, unspecified?
The ICD-10-CM code for hyperglycemia, unspecified is R73.9 (sometimes written as R739). It is billable on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Is R73.9 (Elevated blood glucose level) a billable code?
Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report hyperglycemia, unspecified on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
What MS-DRG does R73.9 group to?
When hyperglycemia, unspecified is the principal diagnosis on an inpatient stay, it groups to MS-DRG 641, 640, with relative weights from 0.7864 to 1.3392 depending on complications. Higher weights mean higher Medicare reimbursement.
Can R73.9 be a principal diagnosis?
Use it with care. This is a symptom code, so once a definitive diagnosis explaining the hyperglycemia, unspecified is established, that condition takes the principal position instead.
Can R73.9 be reported with a code from O24?
Not as a rule. The Excludes1 note at R73, which applies to R73.9, lists "diabetes mellitus in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O24.-)". An Excludes1 note means the excluded code is never reported together with this one; the only exception is when the two conditions are unrelated to each other (Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).
