R82.81 Pyuria

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applicable to

• Sterile pyuria

Applies from R82 Other and unspecified abnormal findings in urine

Includes

• chromoabnormalities in urine

Excludes2 (not included here)

• hematuria (R31.-)

Use additional code

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

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 695-696 in MDC 11.

Code annotations containing back-references to R82.81

Back-references to R82.81

• Type 1 Excludes: N39.0 Urinary tract infection, site not specified ("pyuria (R82.81)")

Diagnosis Index entries for R82.81

• Pyuria (bacterial) (sterile)

Nearby codes

• R82.6 Abnormal urine levels of substances chiefly nonmedicinal as to source
• R82.7 Abnormal findings on microbiological examination of urine
• R82.71 Bacteriuria
• R82.79 Other abnormal findings on microbiological examination of urine
• R82.8 Abnormal findings on cytological and histological examination of urine
• R82.81 Pyuria (this code)
• R82.89 Other abnormal findings on cytological and histological examination of urine
• R82.9 Other and unspecified abnormal findings in urine
• R82.90 Unspecified abnormal findings in urine
• R82.91 Other chromoabnormalities of urine
• R82.99 Other abnormal findings in urine