- R84.5 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM R84.5 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of R84.5 – other international versions of ICD-10 R84.5 may differ.
ICD-10-CM R84.5 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
Applicable To
- Positive culture findings in specimens from respiratory organs and thorax
Type 1 Excludes
- colonization status (Z22.-)
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): No change
- 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
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to R84.5:
- microbiology > respiratory organs (bronchial washings) (nasal secretions) (pleural fluid) (sputum) R84.9
- bronchial washings > culture (nonspecific) R78.81
- nasal secretions > culture (nonspecific) R78.81
- nose > culture (nonspecific) R78.81
- pleural fluid > culture (nonspecific) R78.81
- sputum > culture (nonspecific) R78.81
- throat scrapings > culture (nonspecific) R78.81