R17 ICD-10-CM Code: Unspecified jaundice
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FY 2026 Apr update / Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99) / Symptoms and signs involving the digestive system and abdomen (R10-R19)
R17
Billable / SpecificICD-10-CMOfficial ICD-10-CMCodebook guidanceUnspecified jaundice
Yellowing of the skin and eyes (jaundice) when the specific cause has not been determined or documented.
CMS-HCC V28
N/A—
Not mapped
CMS-HCC V24
HistoricalHistorical
Not used for CY2026 payment
ACA/HHS
N/A—
Not mapped
ESRD/PACE
N/A—
Not mapped
RXHCC
N/A—
Not mapped
Code Book Path
Inclusion Terms
OfficialNo inclusion terms are included in this display for R17. Check the code and parent instructions in the Code Book.
Excludes 2
Official- abnormal findings on antenatal screening of mother (O28.-)Inherited from R00-R99, R10-R19
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)Inherited from R00-R99, R10-R19
- signs and symptoms classified in the body system chaptersInherited from R00-R99, R10-R19
- signs and symptoms of breast (N63, N64.5)Inherited from R00-R99, R10-R19
- congenital or infantile pylorospasm (Q40.0)Inherited from R00-R99, R10-R19
- gastrointestinal hemorrhage (K92.0-K92.2)Inherited from R00-R99, R10-R19
- intestinal obstruction (K56.-)Inherited from R00-R99, R10-R19
- newborn gastrointestinal hemorrhage (P54.0-P54.3)Inherited from R00-R99, R10-R19
- newborn intestinal obstruction (P76.-)Inherited from R00-R99, R10-R19
- pylorospasm (K31.3)Inherited from R00-R99, R10-R19
- signs and symptoms involving the urinary system (R30-R39)Inherited from R00-R99, R10-R19
- symptoms referable to female genital organs (N94.-)Inherited from R00-R99, R10-R19
- symptoms referable to male genital organs (N48-N50)Inherited from R00-R99, R10-R19
Related Codes
No related codes are included in this display for R17. Check the Code Book for the complete code path.
Includes
OfficialNo Includes notes are included in this display for R17. Check the code and parent instructions in the Code Book.
Excludes 1
Official- neonatal jaundice (P55, P57-P59)
Code First
OfficialNo Code First sequencing instructions are included in this display for R17. Check the code and parent instructions in the Code Book.
Use Additional
OfficialNo Use Additional Code instructions are included in this display for R17. Check the code and parent instructions in the Code Book.
Code Also
OfficialNo Code Also instructions are included in this display for R17. Check the code and parent instructions in the Code Book.
Buddy Documentation Tip
Current with CMS: FY2026 ICD-10-CM Apr 1 update (effective Apr 1 – Sep 30, 2026) · CMS-HCC V28, 100% phased in for payment year 2026. FY2027 code set already staged for October 1, 2026. How HCC Buddy stays current →
Is R17 an HCC code?
No. R17 is a billable ICD-10-CM code with no mapping under the current CMS-HCC V28 community payment model, and none under the ESRD, Part D RxHCC, or HHS-HCC models.
- Code
- R17
- Description
- Unspecified jaundice
- HCC (V28)
- No CMS-HCC V28 mapping
- RAF reference coefficient
- —
- Billable
- Yes
- Payment year
- 2026
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What This Code Means
R17 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for unspecified jaundice. Yellowing of the skin and eyes (jaundice) when the specific cause has not been determined or documented. R17 sits in the ICD-10-CM chapter for symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (r00-r99), within the section covering symptoms and signs involving the digestive system and abdomen (r10-r19).
R17 is a billable ICD-10-CM code, but no current CMS-HCC V28 community payment mapping is shown, and none under the ESRD, Part D RxHCC, or HHS-HCC models. Do not assign risk adjustment value from this page when no source-backed mapping is shown; verify the applicable model and payment year.
This is a symptom code; always investigate and code the underlying cause when identified (hemolysis, biliary obstruction, liver disease, etc.).
HCC Buddy maintains structured V28 and V24 mapping, source-labeled coefficient references, and MEAT documentation criteria for R17 sourced directly from the CMS-HCC risk adjustment model files and the CMS ICD-10-CM code set.
Coding Tips
- •This is a symptom code; always investigate and code the underlying cause when identified (hemolysis, biliary obstruction, liver disease, etc.)
- •Use only when the type of jaundice cannot be specified or determined