R88.8 - Abnormal findings in other body fluids and substances
| ICD-10: | R88.8 |
| Short Description: | Abnormal findings in other body fluids and substances |
| Long Description: | Abnormal findings in other body fluids and substances |
| Status: | Valid for Submission |
| Version: | ICD-10-CM 2023 |
| Code Classification: |
R88.8 is a billable ICD-10 code used to specify a medical diagnosis of abnormal findings in other body fluids and substances. 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:
- Abnormal ascitic fluid chemistry
- Amniotic fluid examination abnormal
- Ascitic fluid chemistry - finding
- Pleural fluid specific gravity - finding
- Specific gravity - finding
- Specific gravity in pleural fluid below reference range
- Urea and electrolyte observations - finding
- Urea and electrolytes abnormal
- Urea level - finding
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:
- - Findings, abnormal, inconclusive, without diagnosis - See Also: Abnormal;
- - body fluid or substance, specified NEC - R88.8
- - specified body fluid NEC - R88.8
Convert to ICD-9 Code
| Source ICD-10 Code | Target ICD-9 Code | |
|---|---|---|
| R88.8 | 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)