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R73.0 vs R81

R73.0 (Abnormal glucose) compared with R81 (Glycosuria), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.

Can these codes be reported together?

No — do not report together. R73.0 carries an Excludes1 note covering R81: “glycosuria (R81)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

Side by side

R73.0Abnormal glucoseR81Glycosuria
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: R73.01, R73.02, R73.03, R73.09

Billable
ClassificationR00-R99 — Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings, Not Elsewhere Classified (R00-R99)R00-R99 — Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings, Not Elsewhere Classified (R00-R99)
DefinitionAbnormal glucose is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (R73.0).Glycosuria is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (R81).

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources