R89.6
BillableAbnormal cytological findings in specimens from oth org/tiss
Abnormal cytological findings in specimens from other organs, systems and tissues
Coding Notes
Includes
Conditions included under this code
- abnormal findings in nipple discharge
- abnormal findings in synovial fluid
- abnormal findings in wound secretions
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
- abnormal findings on antenatal screening of mother (O28.-)
- diagnostic abnormal findings classified elsewhere - see Alphabetical Index
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- abnormal findings on antenatal screening of mother (O28.-)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- signs and symptoms classified in the body system chapters
- signs and symptoms of breast (N63, N64.5)
- abnormal findings on examination of blood, without diagnosis (R70-R79)
- abnormal findings on examination of urine, without diagnosis (R80-R82)
- abnormal tumor markers (R97.-)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Aggregation47286004
- DNA repair65113001
- Deoxyribonucleic acid repair65113001
- Barr body present, nuclear sex female110440006
- Barr body absent, nuclear sex male110441005
- Barr body, more than one present per cell110442003
- Cell division alteration124978005
- Cytokinetic alteration124983002
- Cell center alteration124989003
- Cell centre alteration124989003
- Centrosome alteration124989003
- Cytocentrum alteration124989003
- Centrosphere alteration124990007
- Centriole alteration124991006
- Polar body alteration124992004
- Cytoplasmic macromolecular aggregate125417005
- Cytoplasmic crystalline aggregate125418000
- Cytoplasmic lipid aggregate125419008
- Metamyelocytes present165546001
- Blast cells present165547005
- L.E. cells present165927006
- Lupus erythematosus (LE) cells present165927006
- Lupus erythematosus cells present165927006
- Synovial fluid cell count high167897001
- Synovial fluid: LE cells167901007
- Synovial fluid: lupus erythematosus cells167901007
- Bone marrow myeloid hypoplasia167928002
- Myeloid hypoplasia167928002
- Marrow: primitive blast cells+167929005
- Bone marrow: lymphocytes167933003
- Bone marrow: myeloma cells167934009
- Bone marrow: tumor cells167935005
- Bone marrow: tumour cells167935005
- Marrow megakaryocytes abnormal167939004
- Marrow megakaryocyte increase167940002
- Marrow megakaryocyte decrease167941003
- White blood cells seen on microscopy168129007
- White cells seen on microscopy168129007
- RBCs seen on microscopy168130002
- Red blood cells (RBCs) seen on microscopy168130002
- Red blood cells seen on microscopy168130002
- Tissue cytology abnormal168443006
- Bite cells250247005
- Crenated cells present250248000
- Echinocytosis250248000
- Presence of cells250435001
- PC - Pus cells250439007
- Pus cells present250439007
- Clue cells present250440009
- Myelocytes present269818000
- Finding of large unstained cells270923008
- Large unstained cells270923008
- Nuclear abnormality on smear275803005
- Abnormal cytology findings309196005
- Detected by cytology309307000
- Positive cytology findings309307000
- Cytology findings present309583004
- Finding of Lupus Erythematosus cell level365602000
- L.E. cell level365602000
- L.E. cell level - finding365602000
- Bone marrow myeloid cells365834007
- Bone marrow myeloid cells - finding365834007
- Finding of bone marrow myeloid cells365834007
- Bone marrow: foreign cells365836009
- Bone marrow: foreign cells - finding365836009
- Finding of bone marrow: foreign cells365836009
- Bone marrow megakaryocytes365838005
- Bone marrow megakaryocytes - finding365838005
- Finding of bone marrow megakaryocytes365838005
- Pus cells373668001
- Cellular changes consistent with Herpes simplex373875003
- Bone marrow dysplasia405717004
- Bone marrow myeloid dysplasia405717004
- Myeloid dysplasia405717004
- Bone marrow granulocytic hypoplasia416627004
- Granulocytic hypoplasia416627004
- Bone marrow granulocytic aplasia417250005
- Granulocytic aplasia417250005
- Specimen unsatisfactory for evaluation due to marked cellular degeneration448141006
- Specimen satisfactory for evaluation but limited by cellular degeneration448485001
- Cytology examination positive for high risk HPV (human papillomavirus)718591004
- Cytology examination positive for high risk human papillomavirus718591004
- High risk human papillomavirus detected by cytology718591004
- Haemosiderin laden macrophages seen719756000
- Hemosiderin laden macrophages seen719756000
- BCG related inflammatory changes in urothelium740215071000132100
- Post BCG intravesical immunotherapy changes740215071000132100
- Reactive cellular changes in urothelium after intravesical BCG therapy740215071000132100
- Reactive cellular changes in urothelium after intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guérin immunotherapy740215071000132100
- DNA mismatch repair455261000124109
- Deoxyribonucleic acid mismatch repair455261000124109
- Isolated tumor cells present456241000124101
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code R89.6?
ICD-10-CM code R89.6 represents "Abnormal cytological findings in specimens from other organs, systems and tissues". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is R89.6 a billable code?
Yes, R89.6 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is R89.6 in?
R89.6 is in Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings (codes R00-R99).
What codes cannot be used with R89.6?
R89.6 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: abnormal findings on antenatal screening of mother (O28.-); diagnostic abnormal findings classified elsewhere - see Alphabetical Index.
What SNOMED CT codes does R89.6 map to?
R89.6 maps to 57 SNOMED CT concepts: 47286004, 309196005, 740215071000132100, 110441005, 110440006, and 52 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for R89.6?
R89.6 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0478183. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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