R09. 3 - Abnormal sputum | ICD-10-CM.
ICD-10 code R09. 3 for Abnormal sputum is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified .
J34. 89 - Other specified disorders of nose and nasal sinuses | ICD-10-CM.
ICD-10-CM Code for Nasal congestion R09. 81.
Purulent sputum is off-white, yellow or green, and opaque. It indicates the presence of large numbers of white blood cells, especially neutrophilic granulocytes. In asthmatics, the sputum may look purulent from the eosinophilic cells. Red coloration, uniform or streaky, is usually due to its mixture with blood.
Definition. Abnormal appearance of material expectorated (coughed up) from the respiratory system and that is composed of mucus but may contain other substances such as pus, blood, microorganisms, and fibrin. [
9: Fever, unspecified.
R09. 82 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
Background: Septal ulceration is a mucositis involving the mucous membranes of the nasal septum. Patients often complain of nasal irritation, crusting, and epistaxis. Presently, there is no gold standard for the treatment of septal ulcerations.
R09. 89 - Other specified symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory systems | ICD-10-CM.
Nosebleeds.Reduced sense of smell or taste.Runny nose.Sneezing.Snoring.Sore throat.Upper jaw or tooth pain.Watery eyes.
RSV codes: RSV-specific ICD-10 codes J12. 1, J20.
A primary malignant neoplasm that overlaps two or more contiguous (next to each other) sites should be classified to the subcategory/code .8 ('overlapping lesion'), unless the combination is specifically indexed elsewhere.
Mycosis fungoides. C84.0 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM C84.0 became effective on October 1, 2020.
Sputum ['spju.təm] is mucus and is the name used for the coughed-up material (phlegm) from the lower airways (trachea and bronchi). This process is known as sputilization.
Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive.
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code R09.3. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
This is the official exact match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that in all cases where the ICD9 code 786.4 was previously used, R09.3 is the appropriate modern ICD10 code.