R93.7Abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging of other parts of musculoskeletal system

R93.7 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging of other parts of musculoskeletal system. It belongs to category R93 (abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging of other body structures), block R90-R94 (abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging and in function studies, 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 R93, choose R93.7 (Abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging of other parts of musculoskeletal system) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging of skull and head, not elsewhere classified (R93.0), abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging of heart and coronary circulation (R93.1), abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging of liver and biliary tract (R93.2), abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging of other parts of digestive tract (R93.3), abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging of urinary organs (R93.4), abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging of other abdominal regions, including retroperitoneum (R93.5), abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging of limbs (R93.6), abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging of other specified body structures (R93.8) and 1 more.

The conditions in its Excludes2 note aren't part of R93.7, but may be coded alongside it if the patient has both: abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging of skull (R93.0).

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 564 (Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue Diagnoses with MCC, relative weight 1.4908), DRG 565 (Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue Diagnoses with CC, relative weight 0.9783) and DRG 566 (Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue Diagnoses without CC/MCC, relative weight 0.7378), in MDC 08 (Diseases and Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue), 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 793.7 (nonspecific (abnormal) findings on radiological and other examination of musculoskeletal system).