R19.4
BillableChange in bowel habit
Change in bowel habit
Coding Notes
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- 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)
- 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)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Increased frequency of defaecation15510009
- Increased frequency of defecation15510009
- Decreased frequency of defaecation44316003
- Decreased frequency of defecation44316003
- Altered bowel function88111009
- Altered bowel habit88111009
- Altered bowel habits88111009
- Change in bowel habit88111009
- Change in bowel pattern88111009
- Alteration in bowel elimination129851009
- Finding of frequency of defaecation300380005
- Finding of frequency of defecation300380005
- Observation of frequency of defaecation300380005
- Observation of frequency of defecation300380005
- Finding of measures of defaecation300384001
- Finding of measures of defecation300384001
- Observation of measures of defaecation300384001
- Observation of measures of defecation300384001
- Abnormal frequency of defaecation425064003
- Abnormal frequency of defecation425064003
- Irregular bowel habits444702007
UMLS
- Altered bowel functionC0278008
- Altered bowel function (finding)C0278008
- Altered bowel habitC0278008
- Altered bowel habitsC0278008
- Change in bowel habitC0278008
- Change in bowel habit NOSC0278008
- Change in bowel habitsC0278008
- Change in bowel patternC0278008
- Change of bowel habitC0278008
- bowel changes habitsC0278008
- bowel habits changeC0278008
- change in bowel habitC0278008
- change in bowel habitsC0278008
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code R19.4?
ICD-10-CM code R19.4 represents "Change in bowel habit". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is R19.4 a billable code?
Yes, R19.4 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is R19.4 in?
R19.4 is in Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings (codes R00-R99).
What codes cannot be used with R19.4?
R19.4 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: acute abdomen (R10.0); constipation (K59.0-); functional diarrhea (K59.1).
What SNOMED CT codes does R19.4 map to?
R19.4 maps to 8 SNOMED CT concepts: 425064003, 129851009, 88111009, 44316003, 300380005, and 3 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for R19.4?
R19.4 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0278008. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.