ICD-10-CM Code R60
Edema, not elsewhere classified
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code R60 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of R60 that describes the diagnosis 'edema, not elsewhere classified' in more detail.
- R60 Edema, not elsewhere classified NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE R60.0 Localized edema
- BILLABLE R60.1 Generalized edema
- BILLABLE R60.9 Edema, unspecified
Coding Notes for R60 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Angioneurotic edema - instead, use code T78.3
- Ascites - instead, use code R18.-
- Cerebral edema - instead, use code G93.6
- Cerebral edema due to birth injury - instead, use code P11.0
- Edema of larynx - instead, use code J38.4
- Edema of nasopharynx - instead, use code J39.2
- Edema of pharynx - instead, use code J39.2
- Gestational edema - instead, use code O12.0-
- Hereditary edema - instead, use code Q82.0
- Hydrops fetalis NOS - instead, use code P83.2
- Hydrothorax - instead, use code J94.8
- Nutritional edema - instead, use Section E40-E46
- Hydrops fetalis NOS - instead, use code P83.2
- Newborn edema - instead, use code P83.3
- Pulmonary edema - instead, use code J81.-
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'R60 - Edema, not elsewhere classified'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code R60. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.