2021 ICD-10-CM Code R94.5
Abnormal results of liver function studies
Valid for Submission
R94.5 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of abnormal results of liver function studies. The code R94.5 is valid during the fiscal year 2021 from October 01, 2020 through September 30, 2021 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
The ICD-10-CM code R94.5 might also be used to specify conditions or terms like decreased liver function, liver enzyme levels - finding, liver enzymes abnormal or liver function tests abnormal.
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.
| ICD-10: | R94.5 |
| Short Description: | Abnormal results of liver function studies |
| Long Description: | Abnormal results of liver function studies |
Code Classification
Index to Diseases and Injuries
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 the code R94.5 are found in the index:
- - Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities - See Also: Anomaly;
- - function studies
- - liver - R94.5
- - liver function test - R94.5
- - function studies
- - Elevated, elevation
- - liver function
- - study - R94.5
- - liver function
- - Findings, abnormal, inconclusive, without diagnosis - See Also: Abnormal;
- - function study NEC - R94.8
- - liver - R94.5
- - function study NEC - R94.8
Approximate Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
- Decreased liver function
- Liver enzyme levels - finding
- Liver enzymes abnormal
- Liver function tests abnormal
Diagnostic Related Groups - MS-DRG Mapping
The ICD-10 code R94.5 is grouped in the following groups for version MS-DRG V38.0 What are Diagnostic Related Groups?
The Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) are a patient classification scheme which provides a means of relating the type of patients a hospital treats. The DRGs divides all possible principal diagnoses into mutually exclusive principal diagnosis areas referred to as Major Diagnostic Categories (MDC). applicable from 10/01/2020 through 09/30/2021.
- 441 - DISORDERS OF LIVER EXCEPT MALIGNANCY, CIRRHOSIS OR ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH MCC - Relative Weight: 1.8837
- 442 - DISORDERS OF LIVER EXCEPT MALIGNANCY, CIRRHOSIS OR ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH CC - Relative Weight: 0.9316
- 443 - DISORDERS OF LIVER EXCEPT MALIGNANCY, CIRRHOSIS OR ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITHOUT CC/MCC - Relative Weight: 0.6628
Convert R94.5 to ICD-9 Code
- 794.8 - Abn liver function study
Information for Patients
Liver Diseases
Also called: Hepatic disease
Your liver is the largest organ inside your body. It helps your body digest food, store energy, and remove poisons.
There are many kinds of liver diseases:
- Diseases caused by viruses, such as hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C
- Diseases caused by drugs, poisons, or too much alcohol. Examples include fatty liver disease and cirrhosis.
- Liver cancer
- Inherited diseases, such as hemochromatosis and Wilson disease
Symptoms of liver disease can vary, but they often include swelling of the abdomen and legs, bruising easily, changes in the color of your stool and urine, and jaundice, or yellowing of the skin and eyes. Sometimes there are no symptoms. Tests such as imaging tests and liver function tests can check for liver damage and help to diagnose liver diseases.
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Code History
- 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)