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ICD-10 Code R75: Inconclusive laboratory evidence of human immunodeficiency virus [HIV]

R75 is a billable ICD-10 diagnosis code used to classify Inconclusive laboratory evidence of human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] in medical records and claims. You may see this code in hospital records, discharge summaries, insurance claims, encounter documentation, referrals, or other healthcare billing and coding records. ICD-10 codes are diagnosis classification codes used in healthcare records, reporting, coding workflows, and billing support. This code sits within the broader ICD-10 area for Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99).

Reviewed by HealthAssure Clinical TeamUpdated 26 May 2026

What is this code?

ICD-10 codes are diagnosis classification codes used in healthcare records, reporting, coding workflows, and billing support. This code sits within the broader ICD-10 area for Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99).

When is it used?

  • May be used when a clinician documents inconclusive laboratory evidence of human immunodeficiency virus [hiv] in a patient's medical record.
  • May appear in hospital records, claims, referrals, and clinical documentation.
  • This code can be used as a clinically usable diagnosis entry in standardized coding workflows.

What it does not mean

  • A code alone does not explain severity, treatment plan, or outcome.
  • A medical code should not be treated as a substitute for a doctor's diagnosis or advice.

Code hierarchy

chapter
18Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
block
R70-R79Abnormal findings on examination of blood, without diagnosis
currentR70-R79

Official coding notes

Inclusion terms
  • Nonconclusive HIV-test finding in infants
Excludes1 (do not code together)
  • asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] infection status (Z21)
  • human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B20)

Where you may see this code

You may see this code in hospital records, discharge summaries, insurance claims, encounter documentation, referrals, or other healthcare billing and coding records.

Related specialists

General Physician

Coding guidelines

Compatibility

Legacy and official ICD code match exactly.
Legacy codes
R75

Common synonyms

Inconclusive laboratory evidence of human immunodeficiency virus [HIV]

Frequently asked questions

Code details

CodeR75
SystemICD10
Display nameInconclusive laboratory evidence of human immunodeficiency virus [HIV]
ChapterSymptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
BlockAbnormal findings on examination of blood, without diagnosis

Flags

BillableYes
Valid clinical useYes

Source

SourceICD-10
Version2026-annual
Releaseannual
Year2026

Index terms

Matched terms
HIVHIVHumanPositiveTest, tests, testing(for)

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