2021 ICD-10-CM Code R85.3
Abnormal level of substances chiefly nonmedicinal as to source in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity
Valid for Submission
R85.3 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of abnormal level of substances chiefly nonmedicinal as to source in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity. The code R85.3 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 R85.3 might also be used to specify conditions or terms like finding related to measurement of toxic substance or vomit toxicology: positive.
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: | R85.3 |
| Short Description: | Abn lev substnc nonmed source in specmn fr dgstv org/abd cav |
| Long Description: | Abnormal level of substances chiefly nonmedicinal as to source in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity |
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 R85.3 are found in the index:
- - Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities - See Also: Anomaly;
- - specimen
Approximate Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
- Finding related to measurement of toxic substance
- Vomit toxicology: positive
Diagnostic Related Groups - MS-DRG Mapping
The ICD-10 code R85.3 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 R85.3 to ICD-9 Code
The General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) crosswalk indicates an approximate mapping between the ICD-10 code R85.3 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.
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)