R84.5✓ Billable
Abnormal microbiological findings in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax
Abnormal microbiological findings in specimens from respirat…
Inclusion Terms
- •Positive culture findings in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax
Also Indexed As(ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index)
These clinical terms, synonyms, and manifestations all map to R84.5 in the official ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index.
Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities, specimen, respiratory organs (bronchial washings) (nasal secretions) (pleural fluid) (sputum), microbiologyPositive, culture (nonspecific), bronchial washingsPositive, culture (nonspecific), nasal secretionsPositive, culture (nonspecific), nosePositive, culture (nonspecific), pleural fluidPositive, culture (nonspecific), sputumPositive, culture (nonspecific), throat scrapings
✗ Excludes 1(Not coded here)
- •colonization status (Z22.-)
Code Hierarchy
┌18Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)├R83-R89Abnormal findings on examination of other body fluids, substances and tissues, without diagnosis (R83-R89)├R84Abnormal findings in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax
└R84.5Abnormal microbiological findings in specimens from respirat…
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