R73
Header — not billableElevated blood glucose level
The ICD-10 code for elevated blood glucose level is R73.
R73 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 2 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under R73
Related codes in this category
- R70Elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate and abnormality of plasma viscositynon-billable header
- R71Abnormality of red blood cellsnon-billable header
- R74Abnormal serum enzyme levelsnon-billable header
- R75Inconclusive laboratory evidence of human immunodeficiency virus [HIV]
- R76Other abnormal immunological findings in serumnon-billable header
- R77Other abnormalities of plasma proteinsnon-billable header
- R78Findings of drugs and other substances, not normally found in bloodnon-billable header
- R79Other abnormal findings of blood chemistrynon-billable header
- R73Elevated blood glucose levelnon-billable header