R78 FIND OF DRUGS AND OTH SUBSTNC, NOT NORMALLY FOUND IN BLOOD

Code Information

Diagnosis Code: R78

Short Description: Find of drugs and oth substnc, not normally found in blood

Long Description: Findings of drugs and other substances, not normally found in blood

The code R78 is NOT 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)
  - Find of drugs and oth substnc, not normally found in blood (R78)
    - R78 Find of drugs and oth substnc, not normally found in blood

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM

The code R78 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

Type 2 Excludes Notes:
- mental or behavioral disorders due to psychoactive substance use (@F10*-@F19*)

ICD-10 Code	ICD-10 Description
R78.0	Finding of alcohol in blood
R78.1	Finding of opiate drug in blood
R78.2	Finding of cocaine in blood
R78.3	Finding of hallucinogen in blood
R78.4	Finding of other drugs of addictive potential in blood
R78.5	Finding of other psychotropic drug in blood
R78.6	Finding of steroid agent in blood
R78.7	Finding of abnormal level of heavy metals in blood
R78.71	Abnormal lead level in blood
R78.79	Finding of abnormal level of heavy metals in blood
R78.8	Finding of other specified substances, not normally found in blood
R78.81	Bacteremia
R78.89	Finding of other specified substances, not normally found in blood
R78.9	Finding of unspecified substance, not normally found in blood

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