ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

R88Abnormal findings in other body fluids and substances

Not billable — use a more specific code

R88 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 2 more specific codes beneath it.

Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About R88

R88 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for abnormal findings in other body fluids and substances. It belongs to block R83-R89 (abnormal findings on examination of other body fluids, substances and tissues, without diagnosis) and chapter 18 (symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 2 subcodes must be used instead.

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: R88.0 (effluent) and R88.8 (substances).

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.

Specific codes under R88

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to R88.

Broader instructions also apply from R83-R89 Abnormal findings on examination of other body fluids, substances and tissues, without diagnosis and Chapter 18: Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified.

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FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about R88

Is R88 billable?: No. R88 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.