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Diagnosis Code

R84.6 ABNORMAL CYTOLOG FINDINGS IN SPECIMENS FROM RESP ORG/THRX


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: R84.6

Short Description: Abnormal cytolog findings in specimens from resp org/thrx

Long Description: Abnormal cytological findings in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax

The code R84.6 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 specimens from resp org/thrx (R84)
        • R84.6 Abnormal cytolog findings in specimens from resp org/thrx

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Abnormality detected in sputum by cytology
  • Detected by cytology
  • Pleural fluid cells above reference range
  • Pleural fluid: lymphocytes seen
  • Pleural fluid: malignant cells present
  • Pleural fluid: pus cells seen
  • Pleural fluid: RBC's present
  • Presence of cells
  • Presence of cells
  • Presence of cells
  • Presence of cells
  • Pus cells present
  • Sputum: malignant cells

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code R84.6 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
R84.6 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
R84 Abnormal findings in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax
R84.0 Abnormal level of enzymes in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax
R84.1 Abnormal level of hormones in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax
R84.2 Abnormal level of other drugs, medicaments and biological substances in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax
R84.3 Abnormal level of substances chiefly nonmedicinal as to source in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax
R84.4 Abnormal immunological findings in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax
R84.5 Abnormal microbiological findings in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax
R84.7 Abnormal histological findings in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax
R84.8 Other abnormal findings in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax
R84.9 Unspecified abnormal finding in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax

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

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