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R82.3

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Hemoglobinuria

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

The presence of hemoglobin (the oxygen-carrying protein in red blood cells) in the urine, indicating red blood cell breakdown or urinary tract bleeding.

Coding Tips

  • •Differentiate hemoglobinuria from hematuria; hemoglobinuria indicates intravascular hemolysis
  • •Correlate with anemia codes and investigate underlying hemolytic causes

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together

  • hemoglobinuria due to hemolysis from external causes NEC (D59.6)
  • hemoglobinuria due to paroxysmal nocturnal [Marchiafava-Micheli] (D59.5)

Code Hierarchy

└R82Other and unspecified abnormal findings in urine└R82.3Hemoglobinuria
└R82.3Hemoglobinuria

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