R85.89 is the authoritative medical code for Other abnormal findings in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for other abnormal findings in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity (ICD-10-CM R85.89), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with 2026 federal coding standards.
Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Other abnormal findings in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code R85.89. Includes: abnormal findings in peritoneal fluid; abnormal findings in saliva. Inclusion terms: Abnormal chromosomal findings in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity. Excludes1 (not coded here): cloudy peritoneal dialysis effluent R88.0; fecal abnormalities R19.5; abnormal findings on antenatal screening of mother O28.-; diagnostic abnormal findings classified elsewhere - see Alphabetical Index. Excludes2 (not included here): abnormal findings on examination of blood, without diagnosis R70-R79; abnormal findings on examination of urine, without diagnosis R80-R82; abnormal tumor markers R97.-.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for R85.89 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Includes
Conditions the official ICD-10-CM tabular list includes under this code.
- abnormal findings in peritoneal fluid
- abnormal findings in saliva
Inclusion Terms
Alternative terms the tabular list files under this code.
- Abnormal chromosomal findings in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity
Excludes1 — Not Coded Here
Conditions that can never be reported with this code; the two are mutually exclusive.
- cloudy peritoneal dialysis effluent R88.0
- fecal abnormalities R19.5
- abnormal findings on antenatal screening of mother O28.-
- diagnostic abnormal findings classified elsewhere - see Alphabetical Index
Excludes2 — Not Included Here
Conditions not covered by this code, but which may be reported alongside it when both are present.
- abnormal findings on examination of blood, without diagnosis R70-R79
- abnormal findings on examination of urine, without diagnosis R80-R82
- abnormal tumor markers R97.-
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
What can't be coded together with R85.89?
Per Excludes1 instructions, R85.89 must not be reported with: cloudy peritoneal dialysis effluent (R88.0); fecal abnormalities (R19.5); abnormal findings on antenatal screening of mother (O28.-); diagnostic abnormal findings classified elsewhere - see Alphabetical Index.
Can R85.89 be reported alongside related conditions?
Per Excludes2 instructions, R85.89 and the following may both be reported when both are present: abnormal findings on examination of blood, without diagnosis (R70-R79); abnormal findings on examination of urine, without diagnosis (R80-R82); abnormal tumor markers (R97.-).
What conditions are included under R85.89?
Other abnormal findings in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity includes: Abnormal chromosomal findings in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity.
Codes in This Family (24)
Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as R85.89, with their registry titles.
- R85 — Abnormal findings in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity
- R85.0 — Abnormal level of enzymes in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity
- R85.1 — Abnormal level of hormones in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity
- R85.2 — Abnormal level of other drugs, medicaments and biological substances in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity
- R85.3 — Abnormal level of substances chiefly nonmedicinal as to source in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity
- R85.4 — Abnormal immunological findings in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity
- R85.5 — Abnormal microbiological findings in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity
- R85.6 — Abnormal cytological findings in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity
- R85.61 — Abnormal cytologic smear of anus
- R85.610 — Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance on cytologic smear of anus (ASC-US)
- R85.611 — Atypical squamous cells cannot exclude high grade squamous intraepithelial lesion on cytologic smear of anus (ASC-H)
- R85.612 — Low grade squamous intraepithelial lesion on cytologic smear of anus (LGSIL)
- R85.613 — High grade squamous intraepithelial lesion on cytologic smear of anus (HGSIL)
- R85.614 — Cytologic evidence of malignancy on smear of anus
- R85.615 — Unsatisfactory cytologic smear of anus
- R85.616 — Satisfactory anal smear but lacking transformation zone
- R85.618 — Other abnormal cytological findings on specimens from anus
- R85.619 — Unspecified abnormal cytological findings in specimens from anus
- R85.69 — Abnormal cytological findings in specimens from other digestive organs and abdominal cavity
- R85.7 — Abnormal histological findings in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity
- R85.8 — Other abnormal findings in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity
- R85.81 — Anal high risk human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA test positive
- R85.82 — Anal low risk human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA test positive
- R85.9 — Unspecified abnormal finding in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity
Indexed Clinical Terms (3)
Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.
- Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities, chromosome, chromosomal, analysis result, peritoneal fluid
- Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities, chromosome, chromosomal, analysis result, saliva
- Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities, specimen, digestive organs (peritoneal fluid) (saliva), specified type NEC
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