R19.5 Other fecal abnormalities

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applicable to

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

Excludes1 (never code together)

• melena (K92.1)
• neonatal melena (P54.1)

Applies from R19 Other symptoms and signs involving the digestive system and abdomen

Excludes1 (never code together)

• acute abdomen (R10.0)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 391-392 in MDC 06.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 787.7 Abnormal feces (approximate)
• 792.1 Nonspecific abnormal findings in stool contents (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to R19.5

Back-references to R19.5

• Type 1 Excludes: K92.1 Melena ("occult blood in feces (R19.5)")
• Type 1 Excludes: R85 Abnormal findings in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity ("fecal abnormalities (R19.5)")

Diagnosis Index entries for R19.5

• Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities › feces (color) (contents) (mucus)
• Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities › stool (color) (contents) (mucus)
• Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities › stool (color) (contents) (mucus) › guaiac positive
• Blood › in › feces › occult
• Blood › occult in feces
• Bulky › stools
• Fat › in stool
• Mucus › in stool
• Occult › blood in feces (stools)
• Pus › in › stool

Nearby codes

• R19.34 Left lower quadrant abdominal rigidity
• R19.35 Periumbilic abdominal rigidity
• R19.36 Epigastric abdominal rigidity
• R19.37 Generalized abdominal rigidity
• R19.4 Change in bowel habit
• R19.5 Other fecal abnormalities (this code)
• R19.6 Halitosis
• R19.7 Diarrhea, unspecified
• R19.8 Other specified symptoms and signs involving the digestive system and abdomen