R93.6
R93.6: Abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging of limbs
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
R93.6 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging of limbs. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check R93.6 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes2: not included here, but may coexist
The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.
- abnormal finding in skin and subcutaneous tissue (R93.8-)
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
R93.6 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56767Billing and Coding: Heavy Metal Testing
- A56775Billing and Coding: Magnetic Resonance Angiography
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities›diagnostic imaging›limbs
- Findings, abnormal, inconclusive, without diagnosis›radiologic›musculoskeletal›limbs
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under R93
- R93.0Abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging of skull and head, not elsewhere classified
- R93.1Abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging of heart and coronary circulation
- R93.2Abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging of liver and biliary tract
- R93.3Abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging of other parts of digestive tract
- R93.4Abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging of urinary organs
- R93.5Abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging of other abdominal regions, including retroperitoneum
- R93.7Abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging of other parts of musculoskeletal system
- R93.8Abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging of other specified body structures
- R93.9Diagnostic imaging inconclusive due to excess body fat of patient