R84
R84: Abnormal findings in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
R84 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for abnormal findings in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Excludes1: never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
- blood-stained sputum (R04.2)
Includes
Conditions this code covers.
- abnormal findings in bronchial washings
- abnormal findings in nasal secretions
- abnormal findings in pleural fluid
- abnormal findings in sputum
- abnormal findings in throat scrapings
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead R84
10 child codes. Green means billable.
- R84.0Abnormal level of enzymes in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax
- R84.1Abnormal level of hormones in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax
- R84.2Abnormal level of other drugs, medicaments and biological substances in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax
- R84.3Abnormal level of substances chiefly nonmedicinal as to source in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax
- R84.4Abnormal immunological findings in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax
- R84.5Abnormal microbiological findings in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax
- R84.6Abnormal cytological findings in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax
- R84.7Abnormal histological findings in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax
- R84.8Other abnormal findings in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax
- R84.9Unspecified abnormal finding in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax