R84.5

R84.5: Abnormal microbiological findings in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

R84.5 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for abnormal microbiological findings in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check R84.5 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

colonization status (Z22.-)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Positive culture findings in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above R84.5

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on R84: Abnormal findings in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax

blood-stained sputum (R04.2)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Positive›culture›bronchial washings
Positive›culture›nasal secretions
Positive›culture›nose
Positive›culture›pleural fluid
Positive›culture›sputum
Positive›culture›throat scrapings
Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities›specimen›respiratory organs›microbiology

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.