R82.71 - Bacteriuria
| ICD-10: | R82.71 |
| Short Description: | Bacteriuria |
| Long Description: | Bacteriuria |
| Status: | Valid for Submission |
| Version: | ICD-10-CM 2023 |
| Code Classification: |
R82.71 is a billable ICD-10 code used to specify a medical diagnosis of bacteriuria. The code is valid during the fiscal year 2023 from October 01, 2022 through September 30, 2023 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
According to ICD-10-CM guidelines this code should not to be used as a principal diagnosis code when a related definitive diagnosis has been established.
Approximate Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
- Asymptomatic bacteriuria
- Bacteriuria
- Urine chlamydia trachomatis test positive
- Urine culture - acid-fast bacilli
- Urine culture - E. coli
- Urine culture - Pseudomonas
- Urine culture - Staph. albus
- Urine culture - Streptococcus faecalis
- Urine culture: organisms - finding
- Urine culture: organisms - finding
- Urine culture: organisms - finding
- Urine culture: organisms - finding
- Urine culture: organisms - finding
- Urine microscopy: bacteria present
- Urine microscopy: orgs/FB's - finding
Clinical Information
- Bacteriuria-. the presence of bacteria in the urine which is normally bacteria-free. these bacteria are from the urinary tract and are not contaminants of the surrounding tissues. bacteriuria can be symptomatic or asymptomatic. significant bacteriuria is an indicator of urinary tract infection.
- Urinary Tract-. the duct which coveys urine from the pelvis of the kidney through the ureters, bladder, and urethra.
Index to Diseases and Injuries References
The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10 code(s). The following references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index:
- - Bacilluria - R82.71
- - Bacteriuria, bacteruria - R82.71
- - asymptomatic - R82.71
- - Findings, abnormal, inconclusive, without diagnosis - See Also: Abnormal;
- - bacteriuria - R82.71
- - urine - R82.90
- - bacteria - R82.71
Replacement Code
R8271 replaces the following previously assigned ICD-10 code(s):
- R82.7 - Abnormal findings on microbiological examination of urine
Convert to ICD-9 Code
| Source ICD-10 Code | Target ICD-9 Code | |
|---|---|---|
| R82.71 | 791.9 - Abn urine findings NEC | |
| Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code. | ||
Code History
- FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
- FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
- FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
- FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
- FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
- FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
