Billable Medical Code for Other Abnormal Glucose
Diagnosis Code for Reimbursement Claim: ICD-9-CM 790.29
Code will be replaced by October 2015 and relabeled as ICD-10-CM 790.29.
The Short Description Is: Abnormal glucose NEC.
Known As
Hyperglycemia is also known as abnl glucose measurement, abnormal glucose level, abnormal glucose measurement, abnormal presence of glucose, blood glucose abnormal, decreased glucose level, diabetes type 1 with hyperglycemia, diabetes type 2 with hyperglycemia, DM 1 w hyperglycemia, DM 2 w hyperglycemia, drug-induced hyperglycemia, elevated hemoglobin A1c measurement, glucose in blood specimen above reference range, hemoglobin A1c above reference range, hyperglycemia, hyperglycemia (high blood sugar), hyperglycemia due to secondary diabetes mellitus, hyperglycemia due to steroid, hyperglycemia due to type 1 diabetes mellitus, hyperglycemia due to type 2 diabetes mellitus, impaired glucose tolerance, impaired glucose tolerance associated with drugs,
impaired glucose tolerance associated with insulin receptor abnormality, prediabetes, random blood glucose abnormal, random glucose outside reference range, secondary diabetes with hyperglycemia, secondary DM w hyperglycemia, and steroid induced hyperglycemia. This applies to abnormal glucose NOS, abnormal non-fasting glucose, hyperglycemia NOS, and pre-diabetes NOS.
Hyperglycemia Definition and Symptoms
Hyperglycemia is a disorder where an excessive amount of glucose is in the blood plasma. Symptoms include frequent hunger, blurred vision, dry mouth, itchy skin, erectile dysfunction, increased volume of urine, and weight loss.