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R85.5 - Abnormal microbiological findings in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity


The ICD 10 Code for Abnormal microbiological findings in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity is listed as R85.5.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: R85.5
Description: Abnormal microbiological findings in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity
  • Positive culture findings in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity
  • Excludes1: colonization status (Z22.-)
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)		 947 - Signs & Symptoms W Mcc
948 - Signs & Symptoms W/o Mcc
Chapter Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
Block Abnormal findings on examination of other body fluids, substances and tissues, without diagnosis (R83-R89)
Parent R85 - Abnormal findings in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 792.4 - Nonspecific abnormal findings in saliva (approximate)
ICD 9 Dx Code: 792.9 - Other nonspecific abnormal findings in body substances (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of R85.5:
R85.0 - Abnormal level of enzymes in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity
R85.1 - Abnormal level of hormones in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity
R85.2 - Abnormal level of other drugs, medicaments and biological substances in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity
R85.3 - Abnormal level of substances chiefly nonmedicinal as to source in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity
R85.4 - Abnormal immunological findings in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity
R85.6 - Abnormal cytological findings in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity
R85.7 - Abnormal histological findings in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity
R85.8 - Other abnormal findings in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity
R85.9 - Unspecified abnormal finding in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity