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R60.9

Billable

Edema, unspecified

Edema, unspecified

Status

Billable / Specific

Block

R50-R69

Parent Code

R60

ICD-11 Mapping

1 equivalent

Coding Notes

Inclusion Terms

Alternative clinical terms for this condition

  • Fluid retention NOS

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

Related Codes(2)
R60.0

Localized edema

BillableR60.1

Generalized edema

Billable
ICD-11 Equivalents(1)

ICD-11 Equivalents

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Corresponding ICD-11 codes from the WHO crosswalk mapping

MG29.ZOedema, unspecifiedequivalentPrimary
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(317)

SNOMED CT

UMLS

Clinical Terms

  • Oedema due to increased peripheral blood flow
  • excess fluid
  • Reduction of peripheral oedema
  • Dropsy
  • Brawny oedema
  • Part of body swollen
  • Periodic edema
  • Pitting edema +1
  • PEHO (progressive encephalopathy with edema, hypsarrhythmia and optic atrophy) syndrome
  • Hydrops
  • Fluid overload with generalised oedema
  • Intermediate uveitis
  • Pitting edema
  • Acute edema - cutaneous distension syndrome
  • Edema due to hypoproteinemia
  • Generalised oedema due to fluid overload
  • Pitting oedema
  • Disorder characterized by edema
  • Relapsing seronegative symmetrical synovitis with pitting edema
  • Fluid overload with generalized edema
  • Localised oedema
  • Part of body puffy
  • Firm pitting oedema
  • Acute oedema blisters
  • Edema (finding)
  • Fluctuating edema level
  • Second cranial nerve finding
  • Acute edema
  • Static edema level
  • Water retention
  • Peripheral oedema
  • Oedematous skin
  • Edema NOS
  • retention of fluid
  • oedema
  • Oedema due to disturbed vasomotor control
  • Acute oedema - cutaneous distension syndrome
  • Anasarca
  • Pitting oedema +2
  • Oedema due to infection
  • Body fluid retention
  • Pitting edema +2
  • Idiopathic edema
  • Symmetrical joint involvement
  • Progressive encephalopathy with edema, hypsarrhythmia and optic atrophy syndrome
  • Edematous
  • Edema due to disturbed vasomotor control
  • Cryptogenic oedema
  • RS3PE - Remitting seronegative symmetric synovitis with pitting oedema
  • edemas
  • Relapsing seronegative symmetrical synovitis with pitting oedema
  • Oedema due to fluid overload
  • 2+ pitting edema
  • Fluctuating oedema level
  • Pitting oedema +3
  • Swelling of skeletal muscle
  • fluids retention
  • Pitting edema +4
  • swelling due to excess fluid
  • Acute edema blisters
  • Fluid retention NOS
  • Non-pitting oedema
  • PEHO (progressive encephalopathy with oedema, hypsarrhythmia and optic atrophy) syndrome
  • Swelling at injection site
  • fluid retention
  • Cutaneous oedema
  • Soft nonpitting edema
  • Exudative edema
  • 3+ pitting edema
  • Intermediate uveitis due to infectious disease
  • Firm nonpitting oedema
  • Remitting seronegative symmetrical synovitis with pitting edema
  • Generalized edema due to fluid overload
  • Tumescence
  • Edema due to infection
  • Lipedema
  • RS3PE - Remitting seronegative symmetric synovitis with pitting edema
  • Progressive encephalopathy with oedema, hypsarrhythmia and optic atrophy syndrome
  • Soft pitting oedema
  • Localized edema
  • Oedema due to obstructed venous return
  • Acute oedema
  • Muscle swelling
  • 2+ pitting oedema
  • Oedematous
  • Tumefaction
  • Disorder characterised by oedema
  • Injection site swelling
  • Lipoedema
  • Peripheral uveitis
  • dropsies
  • Peripheral uveoretinitis
  • 4+ pitting edema
  • Interstitial oedema
  • Infectious oedema
  • Idiopathic oedema
  • Edema - lesion
  • PEHO syndrome
  • Edema (morphologic abnormality)
  • Firm pitting edema
  • Superficial traumatic edema
  • Localised oedema due to fluid overload
  • Non-pitting edema
  • Edema of soft tissue due to increased capillary pressure
  • Interstitial edema
  • 4+ pitting oedema
  • 1+ pitting edema
  • Idiopathic fluid retention
  • Soft pitting edema
  • Periodic oedema
  • Infectious edema
  • watery swelling
  • Brawny edema
  • Generalized edema
  • Symmetrical arthritis
  • 1+ pitting oedema
  • Observation of swelling
  • Edema due to increased peripheral blood flow
  • Reduction of peripheral edema
  • Exudative oedema
  • oedemas
  • Bulge
  • Infectious intermediate uveitis
  • Cryptogenic edema
  • Remitting seronegative symmetrical synovitis with pitting oedema
  • Pitting oedema +4
  • Pitting oedema +1
  • Firm nonpitting edema
  • Swelling
  • Edematous skin
  • Localized edema due to fluid overload
  • Superficial traumatic oedema
  • Superficial swelling
  • Edema due to obstructed venous return
  • Hydrops (morphologic abnormality)
  • Generalised oedema
  • Oedema due to hypoproteinaemia
  • 3+ pitting oedema
  • Cutaneous edema
  • Edema due to fluid overload
  • Body fluid retention (finding)
  • Soft nonpitting oedema
  • Static oedema level
  • Optic nerve finding
  • Oedema NOS
  • edema interstitial
  • Pitting edema +3
  • Oedema of soft tissue due to increased capillary pressure
  • Oedema - lesion
  • Peripheral edema
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for edema, unspecified?

The ICD-10-CM code for edema, unspecified is R60.9. The full clinical description is "Edema, unspecified". R60.9 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.

What does ICD-10 code R60.9 mean?

ICD-10-CM code R60.9 represents “Edema, unspecified”. It is classified under Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.

Is R60.9 a billable code?

Yes, R60.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is R60.9 in?

R60.9 is in Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings (codes R00-R99).

What codes cannot be used with R60.9?

R60.9 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: angioneurotic edema (T78.3); ascites (R18.-); cerebral edema (G93.6); and 10 more.

What SNOMED CT codes does R60.9 map to?

R60.9 maps to 50 SNOMED CT concepts: 420829009, 421605005, 421346005, 421129002, 846694002, and 45 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

What are the UMLS CUIs for R60.9?

R60.9 is linked to 2 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0268000, C0013604. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

How does R60.9 relate to ICF functioning codes?

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like edema, unspecified affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.

What is the ICD-11 equivalent of R60.9?

R60.9 maps to the ICD-11 code: MG29.Z (Oedema, unspecified).

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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.