Is R85 a billable code?
No. R85 is a header code that groups 21 more specific codes. Use one of the billable codes listed on this page instead.
ICD-10-CM FY2027 diagnosis code
R85: Abnormal findings in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity
Header code: not billableValid for dates of service October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027
R85 groups related diagnoses under abnormal findings in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity. It cannot be used on a claim by itself. Choose the billable code below that matches the patient's record.
Billable codes under R85
- R85.0Abnormal level of enzymes in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity
- R85.1Abnormal level of hormones in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity
- R85.2Abnormal level of other drugs, medicaments and biological substances in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity
- R85.3Abnormal level of substances chiefly nonmedicinal as to source in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity
- R85.4Abnormal immunological findings in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity
- R85.5Abnormal microbiological findings in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity
- R85.610Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance on cytologic smear of anus (ASC-US)
- R85.611Atypical squamous cells cannot exclude high grade squamous intraepithelial lesion on cytologic smear of anus (ASC-H)
- R85.612Low grade squamous intraepithelial lesion on cytologic smear of anus (LGSIL)
- R85.613High grade squamous intraepithelial lesion on cytologic smear of anus (HGSIL)
- R85.614Cytologic evidence of malignancy on smear of anus
- R85.615Unsatisfactory cytologic smear of anus
- R85.616Satisfactory anal smear but lacking transformation zone
- R85.618Other abnormal cytological findings on specimens from anus
- R85.619Unspecified abnormal cytological findings in specimens from anus
- R85.69Abnormal cytological findings in specimens from other digestive organs and abdominal cavity
- R85.7Abnormal histological findings in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity
- R85.81Anal high risk human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA test positive
- R85.82Anal low risk human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA test positive
- R85.89Other abnormal findings in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity
- R85.9Unspecified abnormal finding in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity
R85 questions
What does R85 mean?
R85 is the ICD-10-CM code for Abnormal findings in specimens from digestive organs and abdominal cavity. It is in chapter 18, Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99).
Code titles come from the official ICD-10-CM files published by the CDC National Center for Health Statistics. Always check payer rules and the clinical record before billing.