R82.79

Billable

ChapterR00–R99

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Official Description

Other abnormal findings on microbiological examination of urine

Metadata & Insights

•2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
•Billable/specific code (valid for reimbursement).
•Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings (R00-R99).

Instructional Notes

Includes

Positive culture findings of urine

General instructions are available for the parent sections:

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Clinical Hierarchy

CH18Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)

R80-R82Abnormal findings on examination of urine, without diagnosis (R80-R82)

R82Other and unspecified abnormal findings in urine

R82.7Abnormal findings on microbiological examination of urine

R82.79Other abnormal findings on microbiological examination of urine

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to R82.79:

subcategoryR82.7

Abnormal findings on microbiological examination of urine

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categoryR82

Other and unspecified abnormal findings in urine

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blockR80-R82

Abnormal findings on examination of urine, without diagnosis (R80-R82)

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chapterCH18

Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)

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Alphabetic Index Mentions

These are Diagnosis Index lookup paths that route to R82.79. Use them as entry terms for search, then confirm final coding instructions in the Tabular List and notes above.

4 raw paths

Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities2 unique routes

urine (constituents)(2 variants)

microbiological examination (culture)→R82.79

positive culture→R82.79

Findings, abnormal, inconclusive, without diagnosis1 unique routes

urine

culture positive→R82.79

Positive1 unique routes

culture (nonspecific)

urine→R82.79