R93.9
R93.9: Diagnostic imaging inconclusive due to excess body fat of patient
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
R93.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for diagnostic imaging inconclusive due to excess body fat of patient. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check R93.9 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberRisk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
R93.9 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56580Billing and Coding: Computerized Axial Tomography (CT), Thorax
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Inconclusive›diagnostic imaging due to excess body fat of patient
- Findings, abnormal, inconclusive, without diagnosis›radiologic›inconclusive due to excess body fat of patient
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
- R93.6Abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging of limbs
- R93.7Abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging of other parts of musculoskeletal system
- R93.8Abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging of other specified body structures