R19.5 - Other fecal abnormalities

The ICD 10 Code for Other fecal abnormalities is listed as R19.5.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field	Value
Diagnosis Code:	R19.5
Description:	Other fecal abnormalities Abnormal stool color Bulky stools Mucus in stools Occult blood in feces Occult blood in stools Excludes1: melena (K92.1) neonatal melena (P54.1)
Diagnostic Related Groups (MS-DRG v30.0)	391 - Esophagitis, Gastroent & Misc Digest Disorders W Mcc 392 - Esophagitis, Gastroent & Misc Digest Disorders W/o Mcc

Chapter	Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
Block	Symptoms and signs involving the digestive system and abdomen (R10-R19)
Parent	R19 - Other symptoms and signs involving the digestive system and abdomen
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code:	787.7 - Abnormal feces (approximate)
ICD 9 Dx Code:	792.1 - Nonspecific abnormal findings in stool contents (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of R19.5:
R19.0 - Intra-abdominal and pelvic swelling, mass and lump
R19.1 - Abnormal bowel sounds
R19.2 - Visible peristalsis
R19.3 - Abdominal rigidity
R19.4 - Change in bowel habit
R19.6 - Halitosis
R19.7 - Diarrhea, unspecified
R19.8 - Other specified symptoms and signs involving the digestive system and abdomen