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ICD-10 diagnosis code

R19.5 Other faecal abnormalities

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R19.5 is the ICD-10 code for Other faecal abnormalities. 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 R19.5 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Abnormal stool colour
  • Bulky stools
  • Mucus in stools
  • Occult blood in stools

What R19.5 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

R19.5 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

R19.5Förändrade fekalier

NorwayICD-10-NO

R19.5Annen unormal avføring

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DR195Abnorm afføring UNS

FinlandICD-10-FI

R19.5Muu ulostehäiriö

GermanyICD-10-GM

R19.5Sonstige Stuhlveränderungen

FranceICD-10-FR

R19.5Autres anomalies des matières fécales

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

R19.5overige afwijkingen van feces

United StatesICD-10-CM

R19.5Other fecal abnormalities

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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