R73.0: Abnormal glucose tolerance test
A glucose tolerance test has indicated that the sugar level in your blood is elevated.
In a glucose tolerance test, the sugar level in the blood is measured at certain times. You cannot eat for several hours before the first measurement is taken. You are then given a certain amount of sugar. It may be a sugar solution that is drunk. But it is also possible for you to get the sugar solution straight into a blood vessel. After a certain period of time, the sugar level in the blood is then measured again one or more times.
One or more of the measurements of sugar levels in your blood was higher than normal.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Further information
Note
This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.
Source
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