R63.39

Clinical notes

Documentation support

General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.

• •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.

Associated MS-DRGs

R63.39 can serve as the principal diagnosis for these Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups.

Informational only — actual DRG assignment also depends on procedures, complications/comorbidities (CC/MCC), discharge status, and payer-specific rules not reflected here.

• DRG 606Minor Skin Disorders with MCC
• DRG 607Minor Skin Disorders without MCC
• DRG 640Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and Electrolytes with MCC
• DRG 641Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and Electrolytes without MCC