R82.5 — Elevated urine levels of drugs, medicaments and biological substances

Billable

Is R82.5 billable?

Yes — R82.5 is billable for FY2027. R82.5 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. R82.5 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

R82.5 at a glance

Code	R82.5
Description	Elevated urine levels of drugs, medicaments and biological substances
Billable	Yes
Code set	ICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encounters	October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Which MS-DRGs does R82.5 group to?

R82.5 sits in MDC 11 and helps define the logic of 2 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.

695Kidney and Urinary Tract Signs and Symptoms with MCCmedical
696Kidney and Urinary Tract Signs and Symptoms without MCCmedical

How is R82.5 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to R82.5. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.

Elevated, elevation › indoleacetic acid
Findings, abnormal, inconclusive, without diagnosis › 17-ketosteroids, elevated
Findings, abnormal, inconclusive, without diagnosis › catecholamines
Findings, abnormal, inconclusive, without diagnosis › indoleacetic acid, elevated
Findings, abnormal, inconclusive, without diagnosis › vanillylmandelic acid, elevated
Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities › urine › drugs
Elevated, elevation › urine level of › catecholamine
Elevated, elevation › urine level of › indoleacetic acid
Elevated, elevation › urine level of › 17-ketosteroids
Elevated, elevation › urine level of › steroids
Elevated, elevation › urine level of › vanillylmandelic acid

Inclusion terms

Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to R82.5.

Elevated urine levels of catecholamines
Elevated urine levels of indoleacetic acid
Elevated urine levels of 17-ketosteroids
Elevated urine levels of steroids

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from R80-R82

The conditions below can never be reported together with R82.5 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

abnormal findings on antenatal screening of mother (O28.-)
diagnostic abnormal findings classified elsewhere - see Alphabetical Index
specific findings indicating disorder of amino-acid metabolism (E70-E72)
specific findings indicating disorder of carbohydrate metabolism (E73-E74)

Use additional code — inherited from R82

Report an additional code alongside R82.5 to fully describe the condition. R82.5 is sequenced first.

code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 18

The conditions below are not part of R82.5, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, R82.5 and the excluded code may both be reported.

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)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from R82