Block · Chapter 18
R83-R89 Abnormal findings on examination of other body fluids, substances and tissues, without diagnosis (R83-R89)
Block R83-R89 groups 7 categories with 93 billable codes in FY2027.
Where it sits
- Chapter 18 Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
- R83-R89 Abnormal findings on examination of other body fluids, substances and tissues, without diagnosis (R83-R89)
Neighbouring blocks
- Categories
- 7
- Billable codes
- 93
- CC codes
- 0
- MCC codes
- 0
- HCC V28 codes
- 0
- New FY2027
- 0
Categories in R83-R89
- R83
Abnormal findings in cerebrospinal fluid
Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities›cerebrospinal fluid → R83.9
- 9 billable codes
- R84
Abnormal findings in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax
Positive›culture (nonspecific)›nose → R84.5
- 10 billable codes
- R85
Abnormal findings in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity
LGSIL (Low grade squamous intraepithelial lesion on cytologic smear of)›anus → R85.612
- 21 billable codes
- R86
Abnormal findings in specimens from male genital organs
Positive›culture (nonspecific)›seminal fluid → R86.5
- 10 billable codes
- R87
Abnormal findings in specimens from female genital organs
Dyskaryotic cervical smear → R87.619
- 31 billable codes
- R88
Abnormal findings in other body fluids and substances
Findings, abnormal, inconclusive, without diagnosis›specified body fluid NEC → R88.8
- 2 billable codes
- R89
Abnormal findings in specimens from other organs, systems and tissues
Mallory's bodies → R89.7
- 10 billable codes
Index main terms
- Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities → R83, R84, R85, R86, R87, R89 (154 entries)
- Positive → R83, R84, R85, R86, R87, R89 (17 entries)
- Findings, abnormal, inconclusive, without diagnosis → R87, R88 (9 entries)
- Human → R87 (4 entries)
- ASC-H (atypical squamous cells cannot exclude high grade squamous intraepithelial lesion on cytologic smear) → R85, R87 (3 entries)
- ASC-US (atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance on cytologic smear) → R85, R87 (3 entries)
- Evidence → R85, R87 (3 entries)
- HGSIL (cytology finding) (high grade squamous intraepithelial lesion on cytologic smear) (Pap smear finding) → R85, R87 (3 entries)
- Inadequate, inadequacy → R85, R87 (3 entries)
- LGSIL (Low grade squamous intraepithelial lesion on cytologic smear of) → R85, R87 (3 entries)
- Unsatisfactory → R85, R87 (3 entries)
- Atypical, atypism → R87 (2 entries)
- Infiltrate, infiltration → R89 (2 entries)
- Dyskaryotic cervical smear → R87 (1 entry)
- Mallory's bodies → R89 (1 entry)
+1 more main terms; the search box finds them by word.
Block instructions
Excludes1
- abnormal findings on antenatal screening of mother (O28.-) O28
- diagnostic abnormal findings classified elsewhere - see Alphabetical Index
Notes that also apply
Chapter 18 instructions (Notes 9, Excludes2 4): printed on the chapter 18 page.