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ICD-10-CM Codes
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R00-R99
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
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R00-R09
Symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory systems
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R09-
Other symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory system
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2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R09.3
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R09.3
Abnormal sputum
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
- R09.3 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM R09.3 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of R09.3 - other international versions of ICD-10 R09.3 may differ.
Applicable To- Abnormal amount of sputum
- Abnormal color of sputum
- Abnormal odor of sputum
- Excessive sputum
Type 1 ExcludesType 1 Excludes Help
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes. It means "not coded here". A type 1 excludes note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as R09.3. A type 1 excludes note is for used for when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
The following code(s) above
R09.3 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
R09.3:
ICD-10-CM R09.3 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v38.0):
- 204 Respiratory signs and symptoms
Convert R09.3 to ICD-9-CM
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To R09.3
R07.9 Chest pain, unspecified
R09 Other symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory system
R09.0 Asphyxia and hypoxemia
R09.3
Abnormal sputum
R09.8 Other specified symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory systems
R09.89 Other specified symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory systems
R10 Abdominal and pelvic pain
R10.1 Pain localized to upper abdomen
R10.10 Upper abdominal pain, unspecified
R10.11 Right upper quadrant pain
R10.12 Left upper quadrant pain
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.