R19.5
BillableOther fecal abnormalities
Other fecal abnormalities
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Abnormal stool color
- Bulky stools
- Mucus in stools
- Occult blood in feces
- Occult blood in stools
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
- Decreased stool caliber2761008
- Decreased stool calibre2761008
- Diminished stool caliber2761008
- Diminished stool calibre2761008
- Passage of rice water stools18425006
- Rice water stool18425006
- Semisolid stools27731006
- Soft faeces27731006
- Soft feces27731006
- Soft stool27731006
- Black stools35064005
- Dark faeces35064005
- Dark feces35064005
- Dark stools35064005
- Change in stool caliber46202007
- Change in stool calibre46202007
- Faecal occult blood positive59614000
- Fecal occult blood positive59614000
- Occult blood detected in faeces59614000
- Occult blood detected in feces59614000
- Occult blood in stool59614000
- Red stools64412006
- Fatty stool66187002
- Steatorrhea66187002
- Steatorrhoea66187002
- Acholic faeces70396004
- Acholic feces70396004
- Acholic stool70396004
- Clay-colored stools70396004
- Clay-coloured stools70396004
- Gray stools70396004
- Grey stools70396004
- Hard faeces75295004
- Hard feces75295004
- Hard stool75295004
- Hard stools75295004
- Faeces odor: musty167601005
- Feces odor: musty167601005
- Offensive faeces odour167602003
- Offensive feces odor167602003
- Yellow color of feces167607009
- Yellow colour of faeces167607009
- Yellow stool167607009
- Faeces colour: meconium167608004
- Feces color: meconium167608004
- Faeces colour: green167609007
- Feces color: green167609007
- Green stools167609007
- Bulky stool167623009
- Faeces quantity bulky167623009
- Feces quantity bulky167623009
- Voluminous stool167623009
- Faeces quantity sparse167624003
- Feces quantity sparse167624003
- Stool scanty167624003
- Faeces: undigested meat fibres167632006
- Feces: undigested meat fibers167632006
- Faeces examination: cells167634007
- Feces examination: cells167634007
- Faeces examination: growth167635008
- Feces examination: growth167635008
- Faeces: gallstones present167642008
- Feces: gallstones present167642008
- Faeces: polyps present167644009
- Feces: polyps present167644009
- Faecal fat excessive167649004
- Fecal fat excessive167649004
- Faecal starch granules excess167651000
- Fecal starch granules excess167651000
- Reducing substances detected in faeces167678003
- Reducing substances detected in feces167678003
- Lactose detected in stool specimen by chromatography167687007
- Lactose present in stool specimen by chromatography167687007
- Trisaccharide detected in stool specimen by chromatography167690001
- Trisaccharide present in stool specimen by chromatography167690001
- Abnormal composition of faeces228250006
- Abnormal composition of feces228250006
- Change in stool consistency229209009
- Starvation stool249620007
- Breast milk stool249621006
- Faeces contents abnormal249625002
- Feces contents abnormal249625002
- Stool contents abnormal249625002
- Black faeces267055007
- Black feces267055007
- Pale faeces267056008
- Pale feces267056008
- Floating faeces267058009
- Floating feces267058009
- Stool floats267058009
- Worms in faeces267059001
- Worms in feces267059001
- Worms in stool267059001
- Faeces: fresh blood present269900004
- Feces: fresh blood present269900004
- Faeces:red currant jelly stool269901000
- Feces:red currant jelly stool269901000
- Red currant jelly stool269901000
- Abnormal faeces271840007
- Abnormal feces271840007
- Large stool271841006
- Stool color abnormal271863002
- Stool colour abnormal271863002
- Mucus in faeces271864008
- Mucus in feces271864008
- Mucus in stool271864008
- Pus in faeces271865009
- Pus in feces271865009
- Pus in stool271865009
- Small stool276389007
- Stool like rabbit's276390003
- Faeces: undigested food276391004
- Feces: undigested food276391004
- Food in stool276391004
- Stool flecked with blood300392005
- Finding of size of stool365436004
- Faeces pH365439006
- Faeces pH - finding365439006
- Feces pH365439006
- Feces pH - finding365439006
- Finding of faeces pH365439006
- Finding of feces pH365439006
- Faeces examination - odour365674003
- Faeces odour finding365674003
- Feces examination - odor365674003
- Feces odor finding365674003
- Finding of odor of stool365674003
- Finding of odour of stool365674003
- Faeces quantity finding365677005
- Feces quantity finding365677005
- Faecal starch365719006
- Faecal starch - finding365719006
- Fecal starch365719006
- Fecal starch - finding365719006
- Finding of faecal starch365719006
- Finding of fecal starch365719006
- Faecal fat level365797009
- Faecal fat level - finding365797009
- Fecal fat level365797009
- Fecal fat level - finding365797009
- Finding of faecal fat level365797009
- Finding of fecal fat level365797009
- Finding of sugar chromatography pattern365810002
- Sugar chromatography pattern365810002
- Sugar chromatography pattern - finding365810002
- Finding of presence of faecal reducing substances365820007
- Finding of presence of fecal reducing substances365820007
- Faecal occult blood: trace389076003
- Fecal occult blood: trace389076003
- Trace occult blood detected in faeces389076003
- Trace occult blood detected in feces389076003
- LS - Loose stools398032003
- Loose bowel motions398032003
- Loose bowel movement398032003
- Loose faeces398032003
- Loose feces398032003
- Loose motion398032003
- Loose stool398032003
- Loose stools398032003
- Fluid stool398212009
- Liquid faeces398212009
- Liquid feces398212009
- Liquid stool398212009
- Watery stool398212009
- BRBPR - Bright red blood per rectum405729008
- Blood in faeces405729008
- Blood in feces405729008
- Blood in stool405729008
- Bloody stool405729008
- Bright red blood in stool405729008
- Bright red blood per rectum405729008
- Faeces: blood405729008
- Feces: blood405729008
- Fresh blood passed per rectum405729008
- Haematochezia405729008
- Hematochezia405729008
- Passage of bloody stools405729008
- Abnormal consistency of stool422784003
- Dry faeces424278001
- Dry feces424278001
- Dry stool424278001
- Amount of mucus in stool abnormal441782005
- Mucoid stool441782005
- Colorectal cancer detected by DNA-based stool screening708699002
- Stool DNA-based colorectal cancer screening positive708699002
- Acidity of faeces abnormally low789175008
- Acidity of feces abnormally low789175008
- Faeces pH more acidic than reference range789175008
- Feces pH more acidic than reference range789175008
- Alkalinity of faeces abnormally high789176009
- Alkalinity of feces abnormally high789176009
- Excessive alkalinity of faeces789176009
- Excessive alkalinity of feces789176009
- Faeces pH more alkaline than reference range789176009
- Feces pH more alkaline than reference range789176009
- Tablet in stool840642008
- Bright red feces449331000124107
- Bright red stool449331000124107
- Creamy stool449201000124107
- Dark red faeces449311000124101
- Dark red feces449311000124101
- FIT (faecal immunochemical test) positive71711000112103
- FIT (fecal immunochemical test) positive71711000112103
- Immunoassay measurement of occult blood in stool above reference range71711000112103
- Occult blood detected in faeces by immunoassay71711000112103
- Occult blood detected in feces by immunoassay71711000112103
- Frothy stool449191000124109
- Increased fecal output14450001000004103
- Increased feces output14450001000004103
- Increased stool output14450001000004103
- Orange feces449281000124103
- Orange stool449281000124103
- Red-streaked feces449291000124100
- Red-streaked stool449291000124100
- Seedy stool449181000124106
UMLS
- Abnormal stool colorC0237327
- Stool color abnormalC0237327
- Stool color abnormal (finding)C0237327
- Stool colour abnormalC0237327
- abnormal color stoolsC0237327
- abnormal colored stoolC0237327
- abnormal colored stoolsC0237327
- abnormal colors stoolC0237327
- abnormal colour stoolC0237327
- abnormal stool colorC0237327
- abnormal stool colourC0237327
- stool abnormal colorC0237327
- Bulky stoolsC0232721
- Large stoolC0232721
- Large stool (finding)C0232721
- bulky stoolC0232721
- bulky stoolsC0232721
- large stoolC0232721
- large stoolsC0232721
- stool bulkyC0232721
- FOB positiveC0266813
- Faecal occult blood positiveC0266813
- Fecal Occult BloodC0266813
- Fecal occult blood positiveC0266813
- Occult blood detected in faecesC0266813
- Occult blood detected in fecesC0266813
- Occult blood detected in feces (finding)C0266813
- Occult blood in fecesC0266813
- Occult blood in stoolC0266813
- Occult blood in stoolsC0266813
- Stool Guaiac test positiveC0266813
- blood occult stoolC0266813
- bloods occult stoolC0266813
- guaiac positive stoolC0266813
- guaiac positive stoolsC0266813
- guaiac stoolC0266813
- guaiac stoolsC0266813
- guaiac-positive stoolsC0266813
- heme positive stoolC0266813
- heme positive stoolsC0266813
- heme stoolC0266813
- occult blood in stoolsC0266813
- occult blood positive stoolC0266813
- occult blood stoolC0266813
- positive heme stoolC0266813
- stool guaiacC0266813
- stool hemeC0266813
- stool occult bloodC0266813
- Mucous stoolC0241254
- Mucous stoolsC0241254
- Mucus in faecesC0241254
- Mucus in fecesC0241254
- Mucus in stoolC0241254
- Mucus in stool (finding)C0241254
- Mucus in stoolsC0241254
- Mucus stoolsC0241254
- mucous stoolC0241254
- mucous stoolsC0241254
- mucus in stoolC0241254
- mucus stoolC0241254
- mucus stoolsC0241254
- stool mucousC0241254
- stools mucousC0241254
- Other fecal abnormalitiesC0478120
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code R19.5?
ICD-10-CM code R19.5 represents "Other fecal abnormalities". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is R19.5 a billable code?
Yes, R19.5 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is R19.5 in?
R19.5 is in Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings (codes R00-R99).
What codes cannot be used with R19.5?
R19.5 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: acute abdomen (R10.0); melena (K92.1); neonatal melena (P54.1).
What SNOMED CT codes does R19.5 map to?
R19.5 maps to 75 SNOMED CT concepts: 228250006, 422784003, 271840007, 70396004, 789175008, and 70 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for R19.5?
R19.5 is linked to 5 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0237327, C0232721, C0266813, C0241254, C0478120. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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