Emergency: 119
AMDA-IMIC

R84 Abnormal findings in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax

Category / Non-billable header 10 subcodes

Block: Abnormal findings on examination of other body fluids, substances and tissues, without diagnosis (R83-R89)

Includes

  • abnormal findings in bronchial washings
  • abnormal findings in nasal secretions
  • abnormal findings in pleural fluid
  • abnormal findings in sputum
  • abnormal findings in throat scrapings

Excludes 1 (cannot be coded together)

  • blood-stained sputum (R04.2)

Subcodes

Subcodes are listed below for reference. Detail pages are not available for chapters 11–22.

Code Description Billable
R84..0 Abnormal level of enzymes in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax Yes
R84..1 Abnormal level of hormones in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax Yes
R84..2 Abnormal level of other drugs, medicaments and biological substances in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax Yes
R84..3 Abnormal level of substances chiefly nonmedicinal as to source in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax Yes
R84..4 Abnormal immunological findings in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax Yes
R84..5 Abnormal microbiological findings in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax Yes
R84..6 Abnormal cytological findings in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax Yes
R84..7 Abnormal histological findings in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax Yes
R84..8 Other abnormal findings in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax Yes
R84..9 Unspecified abnormal finding in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax Yes

Last reviewed: September 2026