Abnormal findings in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax - R84
This notation helps users understand the scope of a code R84 category and provides additional information about the conditions or terms that fall under that category.
Category 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: It indicates that the conditions described by two codes cannot occur together in the same patient. These codes are mutually exclusive.
Type 1 Excludes:
- blood-stained sputum (R04.2)
These ranges represents subcategories of Abnormal findings in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax. The "R84" signifies that these are the diseases within this broad category.
Codes:
- R84.0 - Abnormal level of enzymes in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax
- R84.1 - Abnormal level of hormones in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax
- R84.2 - Abnormal level of other drugs, medicaments and biological substances in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax
- R84.3 - Abnormal level of substances chiefly nonmedicinal as to source in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax
- R84.4 - Abnormal immunological findings in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax
- R84.5 - Abnormal microbiological findings in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax
- R84.6 - Abnormal cytological findings in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax
- R84.7 - Abnormal histological findings in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax
- R84.8 - Other abnormal findings in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax
- R84.9 - Unspecified abnormal finding in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax