Is R17 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. R17 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does R17 sit in the tabular list?

Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99), in the block Symptoms and signs involving the digestive system and abdomen (R10-R19).

What cannot be coded together with R17?

R17 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

R17

R17 — Unspecified jaundice

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

R17 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for unspecified jaundice. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Excludes1 — never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

neonatal jaundice (P55, P57-P59)

Risk adjustment

R17 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

R17 is named in 4 Medicare coverage policies — 4 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

A56389Billing and Coding: Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Visualization
A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
A56697Billing and Coding: Non-Invasive Vascular Studies
A57414Billing and Coding: Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (Diagnostic and Therapeutic)

How R17 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to R17.

Jaundice(yellow)
Icterus›conjunctiva
Jaundice›cholestatic(benign)
Jaundice›symptomatic
Elevated, elevation›liver function›test›bilirubin

Questions about R17

Is R17 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. R17 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does R17 sit in the tabular list?: Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99), in the block Symptoms and signs involving the digestive system and abdomen (R10-R19).
What cannot be coded together with R17?: R17 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.