R09.3 ABNORMAL SPUTUM

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Code Information

Diagnosis Code: R09.3

Short Description: Abnormal sputum

Long Description: Abnormal sputum

The code R09.3 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00–R99)
- Symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory systems (R00-R09)
  - Oth symptoms and signs involving the circ and resp sys (R09)
    - R09.3 Abnormal sputum

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM

Synonyms

Abnormal sputum
Brown sputum
Color of sputum - finding
Color of sputum - finding
Color of sputum - finding
Color of sputum - finding
Color of sputum - finding
Color of sputum - finding
Color of sputum - finding
Color of sputum - finding
Consistency of sputum - finding
Consistency of sputum - finding
Consistency of sputum - finding
Consistency of sputum - finding
Consistency of sputum - finding
Consistency of sputum - finding
Consistency of sputum - finding
Consistency of sputum - finding
Consistency of sputum - finding
Copious sputum
Creamy sputum
Dirty sputum
Expectoration of currant jelly sputum
Finding of odor of sputum
Finding related to ability to cough up sputum
Foul smelling sputum
Frothy sputum
Gray sputum
Green sputum
Mucoid sputum
Mucopurulent discharge from nose
Mucopurulent sputum
Pluggy sputum
Productive cough
Productive cough
Productive cough -green sputum
Productive cough-yellow sputum
Profuse watery sputum
Purulent nasal discharge
Purulent sputum
Rusty sputum
Scanty sputum
Sputum abnormal - amount
Sputum abnormal - color
Sputum abnormal - odor
Sputum examination: abnormal
Sputum retention
Sputum: asbestos bodies
Sputum: blood cells present
Sputum: excessive - mucoid
Sputum: pus cells present
Stringy sputum
Sweet smelling sputum
Thick sputum
Thin sputum
Volume of sputum - finding
Volume of sputum - finding
Volume of sputum - finding
Volume of sputum - finding
Watery sputum
White sputum
Yellow sputum

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code R09.3 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

Inclusion Terms:
- Abnormal amount of sputum
- Abnormal color of sputum
- Abnormal odor of sputum
- Excessive sputum
Type 1 Excludes Notes:
- blood-stained sputum (@R04.2*)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code		ICD-9 Code	ICD-9 Description
R09.3		786.4	Abnormal sputum

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
R09	Other symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory system
R09.0	Asphyxia and hypoxemia
R09.01	Asphyxia
R09.02	Hypoxemia
R09.1	Pleurisy
R09.2	Respiratory arrest
R09.8	Other specified symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory systems
R09.81	Nasal congestion
R09.82	Postnasal drip
R09.89	Other specified symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory systems
R09.A	Foreign body sensation of the circulatory and respiratory system
R09.A0	Foreign body sensation, unspecified
R09.A1	Foreign body sensation, nose
R09.A2	Foreign body sensation, throat
R09.A9	Foreign body sensation, other site

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

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