R84.8

R84.8: Other abnormal findings in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

R84.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other abnormal findings in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

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

Abnormal chromosomal findings in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above R84.8

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.

Medicare coverage

R84.8 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A57174Billing and Coding: MolDX: Pharmacogenomics Testing

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities›chromosome, chromosomal›analysis result›bronchial washings
Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities›chromosome, chromosomal›analysis result›nasal secretions
Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities›chromosome, chromosomal›analysis result›pleural fluid
Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities›chromosome, chromosomal›analysis result›sputum
Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities›chromosome, chromosomal›analysis result›throat scrapings
Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities›specimen›respiratory organs›specified type NEC

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.