Chapter XVIII
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
(R00-R99)

Abnormal findings on examination of other body fluids, substances and tissues, without diagnosis
(R83-R89)

Excl.:
abnormal findings on:
  • antenatal screening of mother (O28.-)
  • examination of:
    • —  blood, without diagnosis (R70-R79)
    • —  urine, without diagnosis (R80-R82)
diagnostic abnormal findings classified elsewhere - see Alphabetical Index
Modifiers

The following fourth-character subdivisions are for use with categories R83-R89:

Code Title
.0
Abnormal level of enzymes
.1
Abnormal level of hormones
.2
Abnormal level of other drugs, medicaments and biological substances
.3
Abnormal level of substances chiefly nonmedicinal as to source
.4
Abnormal immunological findings
.5
Abnormal microbiological findings
Incl.:
Positive culture findings
.6
Abnormal cytological findings
Incl.:
Abnormal Papanicolaou smear
.7
Abnormal histological findings
.8
Other abnormal findings
Incl.:
Abnormal chromosomal findings
.9
Unspecified abnormal finding

R83 Abnormal findings in cerebrospinal fluid

R84 Abnormal findings in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax

Incl.:
Abnormal findings in:
  • bronchial washings
  • nasal secretions
  • pleural fluid
  • sputum
  • throat scrapings
Excl.:
blood-stained sputum ( R04.2)

R85 Abnormal findings in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity

Incl.:
Abnormal findings in:
  • peritoneal fluid
  • saliva
Excl.:
faecal abnormalities ( R19.5)

R86 Abnormal findings in specimens from male genital organs

Incl.:
Abnormal findings in:
  • prostatic secretions
  • semen, seminal fluid
Abnormal spermatozoa
Excl.:
azoospermia ( N46)
oligospermia ( N46)

R87 Abnormal findings in specimens from female genital organs

Incl.:
Abnormal findings in secretions and smears from:
  • cervix uteri
  • vagina
  • vulva
Excl.:
carcinoma in situ ( D05-D07.3)
dysplasia of:

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

Incl.:
Abnormal findings in:
  • nipple discharge
  • synovial fluid
  • wound secretions