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R93.42

Abnormal radiologic findings on diagnostic imaging of kidney

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2017 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 3 more specific codes instead:

  • R93.421 Abnormal radiologic findings on diagnostic imaging of right kidney
  • R93.422 Abnormal radiologic findings on diagnostic imaging of left kidney
  • R93.429 Abnormal radiologic findings on diagnostic imaging of unspecified kidney

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2017 to now.

  1. FY2017 Added to the code set Abnormal radiologic findings on diagnostic imaging of kidney

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from the R90-R94 section Abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging and in function studies, without diagnosis (R90-R94)

Excludes1 - never coded here

  • abnormal findings on antenatal screening of mother (O28.-)
  • diagnostic abnormal findings classified elsewhere - see Alphabetical Index

Includes

  • nonspecific abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging by computerized axial tomography [CAT scan]
  • nonspecific abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging by magnetic resonance imaging [MRI][NMR]
  • nonspecific abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging by positron emission tomography [PET scan]
  • nonspecific abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging by thermography
  • nonspecific abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging by ultrasound [echogram]
  • nonspecific abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging by X-ray examination

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Showing 40 of 47 index phrases.

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
R93.41 Abnormal radiologic findings on diagnostic imaging of renal pelvis, ureter, or bladder Valid
R93.49 Abnormal radiologic findings on diagnostic imaging of other urinary organs Valid