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R86.5

R86.5: Abnormal microbiological findings in specimens from male genital organs

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

R86.5 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for abnormal microbiological findings in specimens from male genital organs. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check R86.5 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 male genital organs

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above R86.5

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on R86: Abnormal findings in specimens from male genital organs

Risk adjustment

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Positive›culture›prostatic secretions
  • Positive›culture›seminal fluid
  • Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities›specimen›male genital organs›microbiology

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under R86

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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