R81 — Glycosuria
Is R81 billable?
Yes — R81 is billable for FY2027. R81 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. R81 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
R81 at a glance
| Code | R81 |
|---|---|
| Description | Glycosuria |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does R81 group to?
R81 sits in MDC 10 and helps define the logic of 3 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 637Diabetes with MCCmedical
- 638Diabetes with CCmedical
- 639Diabetes without CC/MCCmedical
How is R81 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to R81. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Glycosuria
- Findings, abnormal, inconclusive, without diagnosis › glycosuria
- Sugar › in urine
- Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities › urine › glucose
- Findings, abnormal, inconclusive, without diagnosis › urine › glucose
- Findings, abnormal, inconclusive, without diagnosis › urine › sugar
Excludes1 — never code together
The conditions below can never be reported together with R81 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- renal glycosuria (E74.818)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from R80-R82
The conditions below can never be reported together with R81 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 18
The conditions below are not part of R81, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, R81 and the excluded code may both be reported.
How long has R81 existed?
R81 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
Which codes are confused with R81?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with R81 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.