When it is an emergency
The most usual reason for the change of smell of the urine when taking antibiotics, are you smelling the actual antibiotics! Especially the penicillins are smelly. If you first have learned how this smells, you will never again be able to NOT recognize the smell of antibiotics in the urine. The smell differs between the different antibiotics.
Smelly urine is a medical condition that is often associated with infection, inflammation and other disorders that affect the functioning of the urinary tract (kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra).
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Unspecified abnormal findings in urine R82. 90 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM R82. 90 became effective on October 1, 2021.
87086 Culture, bacterial; quantitative, colony count, urine.
ICD-10 | Painful micturition, unspecified (R30. 9)
Healthcare providers often use urinalysis to screen for or monitor certain common health conditions, such as liver disease, kidney disease and diabetes, and to diagnose urinary tract infections (UTIs).
377200: Urinalysis, Complete With Microscopic Examination With Reflex to Urine Culture, Comprehensive | Labcorp.
CPT 87088, 87184, and 87186 may be used multiple times in association with or independent of 87086, as urinary tract infections may be polymicrobial. Testing for asymptomatic bacteriuria as part of a prenatal evaluation may be medically appropriate but is considered screening and, therefore, not covered by Medicare.