Is R93.89 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. R93.89 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does R93.89 sit in the tabular list?

Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99), in the block Abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging and in function studies, without diagnosis (R90-R94).

R93.89

R93.89 — Abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging of other specified body structures

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

R93.89 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging of other specified body structures. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Abnormal finding by radioisotope localization of placenta
Abnormal radiological finding in skin and subcutaneous tissue
Mediastinal shift

Risk adjustment

R93.89 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

R93.89 is named in 18 Medicare coverage policies — 18 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

A52850Billing and Coding: Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography
A52850Billing and Coding: Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography
A52850Billing and Coding: Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography
A52850Billing and Coding: Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography

How R93.89 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 R93.89.

Mediastinal shift
Thermography(abnormal)
Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities›thermography
Findings, abnormal, inconclusive, without diagnosis›mediastinal shift
Findings, abnormal, inconclusive, without diagnosis›radiologic(X-ray)
Shift›mediastinal
Thickening›endometrium
Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities›diagnostic imaging›genitourinary organs
Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities›diagnostic imaging›intrathoracic organ NEC
Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities›diagnostic imaging›site specified NEC
Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities›diagnostic imaging›skin and subcutaneous tissue
Findings, abnormal, inconclusive, without diagnosis›radiologic›genitourinary organs

Related codes at this level

Codes that share R93.8. If R93.89 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

R93.81Abnormal radiologic findings on diagnostic imaging of testis

Questions about R93.89

Is R93.89 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. R93.89 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does R93.89 sit in the tabular list?: Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99), in the block Abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging and in function studies, without diagnosis (R90-R94).