AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2018 Issue 4; New/Revised ICD-10-CM Codes

Abnormal Findings on Diagnostic Imaging of Testis

Patients sometimes have an abnormality of the testicle detected on an imaging study performed for genitourinary or non-genitourinary reasons, which may require further testing (i.e., further imaging, lab tests or surgery). Currently, there is no unique code for reporting abnormal findings on diagnostic imaging of the testis. At the request of the American Urological Association (AUA) new codes were created to identify abnormal radiological findings on diagnostic imaging of the testis. These new codes identify abnormal findings of the right testicle (R93.811); left testicle (R93.812); bilateral testicles (R93.813); or unspecified testicle (R93.819). In addition...

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