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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

R73.09Other abnormal glucose

✓ Billable / specific

R73.09 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code for other abnormal glucose. It can be reported on claims for dates of service from October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027.

Looking up by condition? See ICD-10 code for Blood sugar findings.

Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About R73.09

R73.09 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other abnormal glucose. It belongs to category R73 (elevated blood glucose level), block R70-R79 (abnormal findings on examination of blood, without diagnosis) and chapter 18 (symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified). It is billable, so it can be reported on its own for dates of service from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Within R73.0, choose R73.09 (Other abnormal glucose) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: impaired fasting glucose (R73.01), impaired glucose tolerance (oral) (R73.02) and Prediabetes (R73.03).

It is not a CC or MCC, so as a secondary diagnosis it doesn't change the MS-DRG severity level.

In MS-DRG v44.0, it is part of the grouping logic for DRG 640 (Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and Electrolytes with MCC, relative weight 1.3395) and DRG 641 (Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and Electrolytes without MCC, relative weight 0.7865), in MDC 10 (Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases and Disorders), as a principal or secondary diagnosis. The DRG a claim lands in depends on the principal diagnosis, procedures and any CC/MCC secondary diagnoses.

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.

Before ICD-10, this condition was coded in ICD-9-CM as 790.29 (other abnormal glucose).

Coding notes

Applicable toConditions and synonyms classified to this code
  • Abnormal glucose NOS
  • Abnormal non-fasting glucose tolerance

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to R73.09.

› From R73.0 Abnormal glucose
Excludes1
  • abnormal glucose in pregnancy (O99.81-)
  • diabetes mellitus (E08-E13)
  • dysmetabolic syndrome X (E88.81-)
  • gestational diabetes (O24.4-)
  • glycosuria (R81)
  • hypoglycemia (E16.2)
  • type 1 diabetes mellitus, presymptomatic (E10.A-)
› From R73 Elevated blood glucose level
Excludes1
  • diabetes mellitus (E08-E13)
  • diabetes mellitus in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O24.-)
  • neonatal disorders (P70.0-P70.2)
  • postsurgical hypoinsulinemia (E89.1)

Broader instructions also apply from R70-R79 Abnormal findings on examination of blood, without diagnosis and Chapter 18: Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified.

Alphabetic index entries

5 entries

Terms in the official ICD-10-CM index that lead to R73.09.

MS-DRG v44.0 grouping

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Inpatient MS-DRGs this diagnosis can group to, as the principal or a secondary diagnosis, depending on the rest of the claim.

ICD-9-CM equivalent

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  • 790.29Other abnormal glucoseapproximate

From the CMS 2018 General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), the final GEMs release.

Code history

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  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about R73.09

Is R73.09 billable?

Yes. R73.09 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code valid for FY2027 (October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027).

Can R73.09 be used as a principal diagnosis?

Yes. The Medicare Code Editor doesn't restrict R73.09 as a principal diagnosis.

Is R73.09 a CC or MCC?

No. R73.09 is neither a CC nor an MCC under MS-DRG v44.0.

What DRG does R73.09 group to?

R73.09 is used in the MS-DRG v44.0 logic for MS-DRG 640 (Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and Electrolytes with MCC) and MS-DRG 641 (Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and Electrolytes without MCC). Which one applies depends on whether it is the principal diagnosis and on the rest of the claim.

What is the ICD-9 code for R73.09?

The CMS General Equivalence Mappings map R73.09 to ICD-9-CM 790.29.