R19.4 is the ICD-10 code for Change in bowel habit. It is a four-character subcategory of R19 (Other symptoms and signs involving the digestive system and abdomen), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block R10–R19 (Symptoms and signs involving the digestive system and abdomen) in Chapter XVIII, Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- XVIII · R00–R99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What R19.4 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
R19.4 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
R19.4Forandring i avføringsvane
DR194Ændret afføringsmønster
R19.4Suolen toiminnan muutos
R19.4Veränderungen der Stuhlgewohnheiten
R19.4Modification du transit intestinal
R19.4verandering in defecatiepatroon
R19.4Change in bowel habit
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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