R82.8 — Abnormal findings on cytological and histological examination of urine

Not billable

Is R82.8 billable?

No — R82.8 is a non-billable header code. R82.8 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 2 billable codes beneath R82.8.

Billable codes under this header

R82.8 at a glance

Code	R82.8
Description	Abnormal findings on cytological and histological examination of urine
Billable	No — header code
Code set	ICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encounters	October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from R80-R82

The conditions below can never be reported together with R82.8 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 R82.8 to fully describe the condition. R82.8 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 R82.8, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, R82.8 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

The conditions below are not part of R82.8, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, R82.8 and the excluded code may both be reported.

hematuria (R31.-)

What codes fall under R82.8? (2)

How long has R82.8 existed?

R82.8 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.

FY2021: R82.8 stopped being billable

Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.