Excludes1

  • abnormal findings on antenatal screening of mother (O28.-)
  • diagnostic abnormal findings classified elsewhere - see Alphabetical Index

Excludes2

  • abnormal findings on examination of blood, without diagnosis (R70-R79)
  • abnormal findings on examination of urine, without diagnosis (R80-R82)
  • abnormal tumor markers (R97.-)
  1. R84 Abnormal findings in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax

    Includes:

    • abnormal findings in bronchial washings
    • abnormal findings in nasal secretions
    • abnormal findings in pleural fluid
    • abnormal findings in sputum
    • abnormal findings in throat scrapings

    Excludes1

    • blood-stained sputum (R04.2)
    1. R84.0 Abnormal level of enzymes in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax

    2. R84.1 Abnormal level of hormones in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax

    3. R84.2 Abnormal level of other drugs, medicaments and biological substances in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax

    4. R84.3 Abnormal level of substances chiefly nonmedicinal as to source in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax

    5. R84.4 Abnormal immunological findings in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax

    6. R84.5 Abnormal microbiological findings in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Positive culture findings in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax
    7. R84.6 Abnormal cytological findings in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax

    8. R84.7 Abnormal histological findings in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax

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

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Abnormal chromosomal findings in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax
    10. R84.9 Unspecified abnormal finding in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax

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.