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- R09.3 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM R09.3 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of R09.3 – other international versions of ICD-10 R09.3 may differ.
ICD-10-CM R09.3 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
- 204 Respiratory signs and symptoms
Applicable To
- Abnormal amount of sputum
- Abnormal color of sputum
- Abnormal odor of sputum
- Excessive sputum
Type 1 Excludes
- blood-stained sputum (R04.2)
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): No change
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2023): No change
- 2025 (effective 10/1/2024): No change
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to R09.3:
- sputum (amount) (color) (odor) > Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities
- sputum > secretion O92.6
- sputum > Excess, excessive, excessively
- abnormal (amount) (color) (odor) (purulent) > Sputum
- excessive (cause unknown) > Sputum