Diagnosis Code: 792.0

Short Description: Abn fnd-cerebrospinal fl

Long Description: Nonspecific abnormal findings in cerebrospinal fluid

Code Classification:

• Symptoms, signs, and ill-defined conditions (780–799)
  • Nonspecific abnormal findings (790-796)
    • 792 Nonspecific abnormal findings in other body substances
      • 792.0 Abn fnd-cerebrospinal fl

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

Synonyms

• Abnormal cytological findings in cerebrospinal fluid
• Abnormal exchange of solutes of cerebrospinal fluid
• Abnormal histological findings in cerebrospinal fluid
• Abnormal hormone levels in cerebrospinal fluid
• Abnormal immunological findings in cerebrospinal fluid
• Abnormal microbiological finding in cerebrospinal fluid
• Cerebrospinal fluid appearance: blood-stained
• Cerebrospinal fluid appearance: turbid
• Cerebrospinal fluid appearance: xanthochromia
• Cerebrospinal fluid chemistry abnormal
• Cerebrospinal fluid chloride abnormal
• Cerebrospinal fluid chloride decreased
• Cerebrospinal fluid chloride increased
• Cerebrospinal fluid electrophoresis abnormal
• Cerebrospinal fluid erythrocytosis
• Cerebrospinal fluid examination abnormal
• Cerebrospinal fluid globulin increased
• Cerebrospinal fluid glucose decreased
• Cerebrospinal fluid glucose increased
• Cerebrospinal fluid lymphocytosis
• Cerebrospinal fluid polymorphonuclear leukocytosis
• Cerebrospinal fluid pressure: low
• Cerebrospinal fluid protein - increased +
• Cerebrospinal fluid protein - increased ++
• Cerebrospinal fluid: microorganisms seen
• Decreased cerebrospinal fluid formation
• Finding of cerebrospinal fluid: microorganisms
• Fluctuation of cerebral spinal fluid
• Microbiologic culture of cerebrospinal fluid specimen positive
• Pleocytosis of cerebrospinal fluid
• Raised cerebrospinal fluid pressure

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 792.0 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

• Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities - see also Anomaly
  • fluid
    • cerebrospinal 792.0

• Abulomania 301.6

• Findings, (abnormal), without diagnosis (examination) (laboratory test) 796.4
  • cerebrospinal fluid (color) (content) (pressure) 792.0
  • culture, positive NEC 795.39
    • spinal fluid 792.0
  • spinal fluid 792.0
    • culture, positive 792.0

• Positive
  • culture (nonspecific) 795.39
    • spinal fluid 792.0

Crosswalk Information

The code 792.0 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

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