ICD-10-CM · Chapter 18 · R00–R99
R82.8
Abnormal findings on cytological and histological examination of urine
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings
Heads up:this is a parent code. It's typically not directly billable — you need to drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional digits) to use on a claim.
Quick facts
- Code
- R82.8
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 18 — Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings
- Category
- R82 — Other and unspecified abnormal findings in urine
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM R82.8 is a category (header) for abnormal findings on cytological and histological examination of urine. It is generally not reported directly on a claim — coders drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional characters) that matches the documentation. Use the related codes below to find the billable code that fits, and verify against the annual NCHS/CMS guidelines.
Related codes in R82
- R82Other and unspecified abnormal findings in urine
- R82.0Chyluria
- R82.1Myoglobinuria
- R82.2Biliuria
- R82.3Hemoglobinuria
- R82.4Acetonuria
- R82.5Elevated urine levels of drugs, medicaments and biological substances
- R82.6Abnormal urine levels of substances chiefly nonmedicinal as to source
- R82.7Abnormal findings on microbiological examination of urine
- R82.71Bacteriuria
- R82.79Other abnormal findings on microbiological examination of urine
- R82.81Pyuria
- R82.89Other abnormal findings on cytological and histological examination of urine
- R82.9Other and unspecified abnormal findings in urine
- R82.90Unspecified abnormal findings in urine
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