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Diagnosis Code

R88.8 ABNORMAL FINDINGS IN OTHER BODY FLUIDS AND SUBSTANCES


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: R88.8

Short Description: Abnormal findings in other body fluids and substances

Long Description: Abnormal findings in other body fluids and substances

The code R88.8 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00–R99)
    • Abnormal findings on examination of other body fluids, substances and tissues, without diagnosis (R83-R89)
      • Abnormal findings in other body fluids and substances (R88)
        • R88.8 Abnormal findings in other body fluids and substances

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Amniotic fluid examination abnormal
  • Ascitic fluid chemistry - finding
  • Ascitic fluid chemistry outside reference range
  • 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

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code R88.8 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Signs And Symptoms With Mcc (947)
  • Signs And Symptoms Without Mcc (948)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
R88.8 Right Arrow 792.9 Abn find-body subst NEC

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
R88 Abnormal findings in other body fluids and substances
R88.0 Cloudy (hemodialysis) (peritoneal) dialysis effluent

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023

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