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. R89 Abnormal findings in specimens from other organs, systems and tissues

    Includes:

    • abnormal findings in nipple discharge
    • abnormal findings in synovial fluid
    • abnormal findings in wound secretions
    1. R89.0 Abnormal level of enzymes in specimens from other organs, systems and tissues

    2. R89.1 Abnormal level of hormones in specimens from other organs, systems and tissues

    3. R89.2 Abnormal level of other drugs, medicaments and biological substances in specimens from other organs, systems and tissues

    4. R89.3 Abnormal level of substances chiefly nonmedicinal as to source in specimens from other organs, systems and tissues

    5. R89.4 Abnormal immunological findings in specimens from other organs, systems and tissues

    6. R89.5 Abnormal microbiological findings in specimens from other organs, systems and tissues

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Positive culture findings in specimens from other organs, systems and tissues
    7. R89.6 Abnormal cytological findings in specimens from other organs, systems and tissues

    8. R89.7 Abnormal histological findings in specimens from other organs, systems and tissues

    9. R89.8 Other abnormal findings in specimens from other organs, systems and tissues

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Abnormal chromosomal findings in specimens from other organs, systems and tissues
    10. R89.9 Unspecified abnormal finding in specimens from other organs, systems and tissues

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.