R93.0

R93.0: Abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging of skull and head, not elsewhere classified

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

R93.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging of skull and head, not elsewhere classified. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check R93.0 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1: never code together

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

intracranial space-occupying lesion found on diagnostic imaging (R90.0)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

R93.0 is named in 8 Medicare coverage policies: 8 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56612Billing and Coding: CT of the Head
A56631Billing and Coding: Thoracic Aortography and Carotid, Vertebral, and Subclavian Angiography
A56729Billing and Coding: Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Head and Neck
A56747Billing and Coding: Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA)

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Cistern, subarachnoid
Cyst›subarachnoid intrasellar
Enlargement, enlarged›pituitary fossa
Enlargement, enlarged›sella turcica
Findings, abnormal, inconclusive, without diagnosis›pneumoencephalogram
Findings, abnormal, inconclusive, without diagnosis›ventriculogram
Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities›diagnostic imaging›head
Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities›diagnostic imaging›skull
Findings, abnormal, inconclusive, without diagnosis›radiologic›head
Findings, abnormal, inconclusive, without diagnosis›radiologic›skull

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.