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Compare/R82.1 vs R82.91

R82.1 vs R82.91

R82.1 (Myoglobinuria) compared with R82.91 (Other chromoabnormalities of urine), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.

Can these codes be reported together?

No — do not report together. R82.91 carries an Excludes1 note covering R82.1: “myoglobinuria (R82.1)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

Side by side

R82.1MyoglobinuriaR82.91Other chromoabnormalities of urine
Billing statusBillableBillable
ClassificationR00-R99 — Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings, Not Elsewhere Classified (R00-R99)R00-R99 — Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings, Not Elsewhere Classified (R00-R99)
DefinitionMyoglobinuria is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (R82.1).Other chromoabnormalities of urine is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (R82.91).
Includes
chromoabnormalities in urine
chromoabnormalities in urine
Chromoconversion (dipstick)
Idiopathic dipstick converts positive for blood with no cellular forms in sediment
Use additional code
code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources