R85.6 Abnormal cytological findings in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity

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Applies from R85 Abnormal findings in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity

Includes

• abnormal findings in peritoneal fluid
• abnormal findings in saliva

Excludes1 (never code together)

• cloudy peritoneal dialysis effluent (R88.0)
• fecal abnormalities (R19.5)

Codes under R85.6

• R85.61 Abnormal cytologic smear of anus
• R85.69 Abnormal cytological findings in specimens from other digestive organs and abdominal cavity

Nearby codes

• 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 (this code)
• 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)