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# R19.5 Other fecal abnormalities

ICD-10-CM · [CMS code reference](#source)

**Official ICD-10-CM description:** Other fecal abnormalities

## Coding notes

From the ICD-10-CM FY2027 (effective October 1, 2026) tabular list. Notes on a parent code or category apply here too.

### Also covers

-   Abnormal stool color
-   Bulky stools
-   Mucus in stools
-   Occult blood in feces
-   Occult blood in stools

### Excludes1

Not coded together with this code. The exception is when the two conditions are unrelated to each other.

-   melena (K92.1)
-   neonatal melena (P54.1)
-   acute abdomen ([R10.0](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/r10.0/))

### Excludes2

Not part of this code, but both can be coded when both are documented.

-   congenital or infantile pylorospasm (Q40.0)
-   gastrointestinal hemorrhage (K92.0-K92.2)
-   intestinal obstruction (K56.-)
-   newborn gastrointestinal hemorrhage (P54.0-P54.3)
-   newborn intestinal obstruction (P76.-)
-   pylorospasm (K31.3)
-   signs and symptoms involving the urinary system (R30-R39)
-   symptoms referable to female genital organs (N94.-)
-   symptoms referable to male genital organs (N48-N50)

## Related codes

-   [`R19.34` Left lower quadrant abdominal rigidity ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/r19.34/)
-   [`R19.35` Periumbilic abdominal rigidity ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/r19.35/)
-   [`R19.36` Epigastric abdominal rigidity ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/r19.36/)
-   [`R19.37` Generalized abdominal rigidity ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/r19.37/)
-   [`R19.4` Change in bowel habit ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/r19.4/)
-   [`R19.6` Halitosis ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/r19.6/)
-   [`R19.7` Diarrhea, unspecified ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/r19.7/)
-   [`R19.8` Other specified symptoms and signs involving the digestive system and abdomen ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/r19.8/)

## Common questions

### Is R19.5 a billable code?

Yes. R19.5 is a billable ICD-10-CM code in the ICD-10-CM FY2027 (effective October 1, 2026) code set.

## From the source

Official description from [CMS](https://www.cms.gov/medicare/coding-billing/icd-10-codes).
ICD-10-CM FY2027 (effective October 1, 2026).

Code set

ICD-10-CM

Category

R19 Other symptoms and signs involving the digestive system and abdomen

Chapter

Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings

Billable

Yes

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