Specific code 2014 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 790.21
Impaired fasting glucose
  • 2014
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 790.21 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 790.21 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2014 version of ICD-9-CM 790.21.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 790.21: 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 790.21 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM R73.01 Impaired fasting glucose
Approximate Synonyms
  • Abnl fasting glucose
  • Abnormal fasting glucose
  • Impaired fasting glycaemia
Applies To
  • Elevated fasting glucose
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 790.21:
  • Elevation
    • glucose
      • fasting 790.21
      • tolerance test 790.22
  • Findings, (abnormal), without diagnosis (examination) (laboratory test) 796.4
  • Impaired, impairment (function)
    • glucose
      • fasting 790.21
      • tolerance test (oral) 790.22
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