AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2016 Issue 4; ICD-10-CM NEW/REVISED CODES

Microscopic Hematuria

Code R31.2, has been expanded to uniquely identify asymptomatic microscopic hematuria (R31.21) and other microscopic hematuria (R31.29). Prior to this change, microscopic hematuria was classified to code R31.2, Other microscopic hematuria. The American Urological Association requested a unique code for asymptomatic microscopic hematuria. Hematuria is the presence of red blood cells in the urine. Gross hematuria is the term used to describe blood in the urine that can be seen with the naked eye, while microscopic hematuria is detected by the dipstick method or microscopic examination of the urinary sediment. In current urologic practice, asymptomatic...

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