Diagnosis Code

R71.0 PRECIPITOUS DROP IN HEMATOCRIT


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: R71.0

Short Description: Precipitous drop in hematocrit

Long Description: Precipitous drop in hematocrit

The code R71.0 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00–R99)
    • Abnormal findings on examination of blood, without diagnosis (R70-R79)
      • Abnormality of red blood cells (R71)
        • R71.0 Precipitous drop in hematocrit

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Hematocrit - PCV level - finding
  • Hematocrit - PCV level - finding
  • Hematocrit below reference range
  • Hematocrit outside reference range
  • Hemolytic crisis
  • Precipitous drop in hematocrit

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code R71.0 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Red Blood Cell Disorders With Mcc (811)
  • Red Blood Cell Disorders Without Mcc (812)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code R71.0 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Drop (precipitous) in hemoglobin
    • Drop in hematocrit

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
R71.0 Right Arrow 790.01 Drop, hematocrit, precip

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
R71 Abnormality of red blood cells
R71.8 Other abnormality of red blood cells


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023