2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R93.0

Abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging of skull and head, not elsewhere classified

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  • R93.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • Short description: Abnormal findings on dx imaging of skull and head, NEC
  • The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM R93.0 became effective on October 1, 2022.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of R93.0 - other international versions of ICD-10 R93.0 may differ.
Type 1 Excludes
Type 1 Excludes Help
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes. It means "not coded here". A type 1 excludes note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as R93.0. A type 1 excludes note is for used for when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
  • intracranial space-occupying lesion found on diagnostic imaging (
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R90.0

    Intracranial space-occupying lesion found on diagnostic imaging of central nervous system

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    R90.0
    )
The following code(s) above R93.0 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
  • Applicable To annotations, or
  • Code Also annotations, or
  • Code First annotations, or
  • Excludes1 annotations, or
  • Excludes2 annotations, or
  • Includes annotations, or
  • Note annotations, or
  • Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to R93.0:
  • R00-R99
    2023 ICD-10-CM Range R00-R99

    Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified

    Note
    • This chapter includes symptoms, signs, abnormal results of clinical or other investigative procedures, and ill-defined conditions regarding which no diagnosis classifiable elsewhere is recorded.
    • Signs and symptoms that point rather definitely to a given diagnosis have been assigned to a category in other chapters of the classification. In general, categories in this chapter include the less well-defined conditions and symptoms that, without the necessary study of the case to establish a final diagnosis, point perhaps equally to two or more diseases or to two or more systems of the body. Practically all categories in the chapter could be designated 'not otherwise specified', 'unknown etiology' or 'transient'. The Alphabetical Index should be consulted to determine which symptoms and signs are to be allocated here and which to other chapters. The residual subcategories, numbered .8, are generally provided for other relevant symptoms that cannot be allocated elsewhere in the classification.
    • The conditions and signs or symptoms included in categories R00-R94 consist of:
    • (a) cases for which no more specific diagnosis can be made even after all the facts bearing on the case have been investigated;
    • (b) signs or symptoms existing at the time of initial encounter that proved to be transient and whose causes could not be determined;
    • (c) provisional diagnosis in a patient who failed to return for further investigation or care;
    • (d) cases referred elsewhere for investigation or treatment before the diagnosis was made;
    • (e) cases in which a more precise diagnosis was not available for any other reason;
    • (f) certain symptoms, for which supplementary information is provided, that represent important problems in medical care in their own right.
    Type 2 Excludes
    • abnormal findings on antenatal screening of mother (O28.-)
    • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
    • signs and symptoms classified in the body system chapters
    • signs and symptoms of breast (N63, N64.5)
    Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
  • R90-R94
    2023 ICD-10-CM Range R90-R94

    Abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging and in function studies, without diagnosis

    Includes
    • nonspecific abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging by computerized axial tomography [CAT scan]
    • nonspecific abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging by magnetic resonance imaging [MRI][NMR]
    • nonspecific abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging by positron emission tomography [PET scan]
    • nonspecific abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging by thermography
    • nonspecific abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging by ultrasound [echogram]
    • nonspecific abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging by X-ray examination
    Type 1 Excludes
    • abnormal findings on antenatal screening of mother (O28.-)
    • diagnostic abnormal findings classified elsewhere - see Alphabetical Index
    Abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging and in function studies, without diagnosis
Approximate Synonyms
  • Abnormal computed tomography
  • Abnormal finding on magnetic resonance imaging of head
  • Abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging of skull and head
  • Abnormal head ct scan
  • Abnormal head mri
  • Abnormal skull and head imaging
ICD-10-CM R93.0 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):
  • 091 Other disorders of nervous system with mcc
  • 092 Other disorders of nervous system with cc
  • 093 Other disorders of nervous system without cc/mcc

Convert R93.0 to ICD-9-CM

Code History
  • 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
  • 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
  • 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
  • 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
  • 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
  • 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Code annotations containing back-references to R93.0:
  • Type 2 Excludes: R93.7
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R93.7

    Abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging of other parts of musculoskeletal system

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    Type 2 Excludes
    • abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging of skull (R93.0)

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to R93.0:

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To R93.0
R90.89 Other abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging of central nervous system
R91 Abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging of lung
R91.1 Solitary pulmonary nodule
R91.8 Other nonspecific abnormal finding of lung field
R92 Abnormal and inconclusive findings on diagnostic imaging of breast
R92.0 Mammographic microcalcification found on diagnostic imaging of breast
R92.1 Mammographic calcification found on diagnostic imaging of breast
R92.2 Inconclusive mammogram
R92.8 Other abnormal and inconclusive findings on diagnostic imaging of breast
R93 Abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging of other body structures
R93.0 Abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging of skull and head, not elsewhere classified
R93.1 Abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging of heart and coronary circulation
R93.2 Abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging of liver and biliary tract
R93.3 Abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging of other parts of digestive tract
R93.4 Abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging of urinary organs
R93.41 Abnormal radiologic findings on diagnostic imaging of renal pelvis, ureter, or bladder
R93.42 Abnormal radiologic findings on diagnostic imaging of kidney
R93.421 Abnormal radiologic findings on diagnostic imaging of right kidney
R93.422 Abnormal radiologic findings on diagnostic imaging of left kidney
R93.429 Abnormal radiologic findings on diagnostic imaging of unspecified kidney
R93.49 Abnormal radiologic findings on diagnostic imaging of other urinary organs

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