R85.8 — Other abnormal findings in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity

Code to one of these instead R85.8

3 child codes. Green means billable.

• R85.81Anal high risk human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA test positive
• R85.82Anal low risk human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA test positive
• R85.89Other abnormal findings in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity

Related codes at this level

Codes that share R85. If R85.8 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

• R85.0Abnormal level of enzymes in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity
• R85.1Abnormal level of hormones in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity
• R85.2Abnormal level of other drugs, medicaments and biological substances in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity
• R85.3Abnormal level of substances chiefly nonmedicinal as to source in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity
• R85.4Abnormal immunological findings in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity
• R85.5Abnormal microbiological findings in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity
• R85.6Abnormal cytological findings in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity
• R85.7Abnormal histological findings in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity
• R85.9Unspecified abnormal finding in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity

Questions about R85.8

Is R85.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. R85.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does R85.8 sit in the tabular list?

Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99), in the block Abnormal findings on examination of other body fluids, substances and tissues, without diagnosis (R83-R89).