Excludes1

  • abnormal findings on antenatal screening of mother (O28.-)
  • diagnostic abnormal findings classified elsewhere - see Alphabetical Index
  • specific findings indicating disorder of amino-acid metabolism (E70-E72)
  • specific findings indicating disorder of carbohydrate metabolism (E73-E74)
  1. R82 Other and unspecified abnormal findings in urine

    Use additional code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

    Includes:

    • chromoabnormalities in urine

    Excludes2

    • hematuria (R31.-)
    1. R82.0 Chyluria

    2. R82.1 Myoglobinuria

    3. R82.2 Biliuria

    4. R82.3 Hemoglobinuria

    5. R82.4 Acetonuria

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Ketonuria
    6. R82.5 Elevated urine levels of drugs, medicaments and biological substances

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Elevated urine levels of catecholamines
      • Elevated urine levels of indoleacetic acid
      • Elevated urine levels of 17-ketosteroids
      • Elevated urine levels of steroids
    7. R82.6 Abnormal urine levels of substances chiefly nonmedicinal as to source

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Abnormal urine level of heavy metals
    8. R82.7 Abnormal findings on microbiological examination of urine

      1. R82.71 Bacteriuria

      2. R82.79 Other abnormal findings on microbiological examination of urine

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Positive culture findings of urine
    9. R82.8 Abnormal findings on cytological and histological examination of urine

      1. R82.81 Pyuria

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Sterile pyuria
      2. R82.89 Other abnormal findings on cytological and histological examination of urine

    10. R82.9 Other and unspecified abnormal findings in urine

      1. R82.90 Unspecified abnormal findings in urine

      2. R82.91 Other chromoabnormalities of urine

        Inclusion term(s):

        • Chromoconversion (dipstick)
        • Idiopathic dipstick converts positive for blood with no cellular forms in sediment
      3. R82.99 Other abnormal findings in urine

Abbreviations used here:

NEC Not elsewhere classifiable
This abbreviation in the Tabular List represents “other specified”. When a specific code is not available for a condition, the Tabular List includes an NEC entry under a code to identify the code as the “other specified” code.

NOS Not otherwise specified
This abbreviation is the equivalent of unspecified.