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ICD-10-CM Code for Other abnormal findings on microbiological examination of urine R82.79

ICD-10 code R82.79 for Other abnormal findings on microbiological examination of urine is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified .

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Other abnormal findings on microbiological examination of urine
Positive culture findings of urine

R82.7

Excludes1: colonization status (Z22.-)

R82

Includes: chromoabnormalities in urine

Excludes2: hematuria (R31.-)

Use additional code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

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