R84.5 - Abnormal microbiological findings in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax
| ICD-10: | R84.5 |
| Short Description: | Abnormal microbiolog findings in specmn from resp org/thrx |
| Long Description: | Abnormal microbiological findings in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax |
| Status: | Valid for Submission |
| Version: | ICD-10-CM 2023 |
| Code Classification: |
R84.5 is a billable ICD-10 code used to specify a medical diagnosis of abnormal microbiological findings in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax. 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:
- Acid-fast bacilli in sputum
- Breath test finding
- Helicobacter breath test positive
- Helicobacter pylori breath test finding
- Influenza A virus inconclusive
- Influenza A virus not detected
- Influenza A virus subtype H1 2009 pandemic strain inconclusive
- Influenza A virus subtype H1 2009 pandemic strain not detected
- Influenza A virus subtype H1 not detected
- Influenza A virus subtype H5 inconclusive
- Microbiologic culture of sputum positive
- Nose swab culture positive
- Positive sputum culture for hRSV
- Sputum culture positive for Aspergillus
- Sputum culture positive for extended beta lactamase producing Escherichia coli
- Sputum culture positive for Pseudomonas
- Sputum evidence of infection
- Sputum: eosinophilia
- Sputum: tubercle on Z-N stain
- Throat swab culture positive
- Virus inconclusive
- Virus not detected
Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries
The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10 codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more. The following references are applicable to this diagnosis code:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion TermsThese terms are the conditions for which that code is to be used. The terms may be synonyms of the code title, or, in the case of "other specified" codes, the terms are a list of the various conditions assigned to that code. The inclusion terms are not necessarily exhaustive. Additional terms found only in the Alphabetic Index may also be assigned to a code.
- Positive culture findings in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax
Type 1 Excludes
Type 1 ExcludesA type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
- colonization status Z22
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:
- - Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities - See Also: Anomaly;
- - Positive
- - culture (nonspecific)
- - bronchial washings - R84.5
- - nasal secretions - R84.5
- - nose - R84.5
- - pleural fluid - R84.5
- - sputum - R84.5
- - throat scrapings - R84.5
- - culture (nonspecific)
Convert to ICD-9 Code
| Source ICD-10 Code | Target ICD-9 Code | |
|---|---|---|
| R84.5 | 792.9 - Abn find-body subst 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
- FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
- FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016 (First year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA code set)
