2021 ICD-10-CM Code R84.9
Unspecified abnormal finding in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax
Valid for Submission
R84.9 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of unspecified abnormal finding in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax. The code R84.9 is valid during the fiscal year 2021 from October 01, 2020 through September 30, 2021 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
The ICD-10-CM code R84.9 might also be used to specify conditions or terms like abnormal respiratory laboratory results, pleural fluid examination abnormal or thyroid biopsy specimen abnormal.
Unspecified diagnosis codes like R84.9 are acceptable when clinical information is unknown or not available about a particular condition. Although a more specific code is preferable, unspecified codes should be used when such codes most accurately reflect what is known about a patient's condition. Specific diagnosis codes should not be used if not supported by the patient's medical record.
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.
| ICD-10: | R84.9 |
| Short Description: | Unsp abnormal finding in specimens from resp org/thrx |
| Long Description: | Unspecified abnormal finding in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax |
Code Classification
Index to Diseases and Injuries
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 the code R84.9 are found in the index:
- - Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities - See Also: Anomaly;
Approximate Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
- Abnormal respiratory laboratory results
- Pleural fluid examination abnormal
- Thyroid biopsy specimen abnormal
Diagnostic Related Groups - MS-DRG Mapping
The ICD-10 code R84.9 is grouped in the following groups for version MS-DRG V38.0 What are Diagnostic Related Groups?
The Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) are a patient classification scheme which provides a means of relating the type of patients a hospital treats. The DRGs divides all possible principal diagnoses into mutually exclusive principal diagnosis areas referred to as Major Diagnostic Categories (MDC). applicable from 10/01/2020 through 09/30/2021.
Convert R84.9 to ICD-9 Code
The General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) crosswalk indicates an approximate mapping between the ICD-10 code R84.9 its ICD-9 equivalent. The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 code and the ICD-9 code and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.
- 792.9 - Abn find-body subst NEC (Approximate Flag)
Code History
- 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)