R73 Elevated blood glucose level

Category / Non-billable header 6 subcodes

Block: Abnormal findings on examination of blood, without diagnosis (R70-R79)

Excludes 1 (cannot be coded together)

  • diabetes mellitus (E08-E13)
  • diabetes mellitus in pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O24.-)
  • neonatal disorders (P70.0-P70.2)
  • postsurgical hypoinsulinemia (E89.1)

Subcodes

Subcodes are listed below for reference. Detail pages are not available for chapters 11–22.

Code Description Billable
R73..0 Abnormal glucose No
R73..01 Impaired fasting glucose Yes
R73..02 Impaired glucose tolerance (oral) Yes
R73..03 Prediabetes Yes
R73..09 Other abnormal glucose Yes
R73..9 Hyperglycemia, unspecified Yes

Last reviewed: September 2026