R78.7 FINDING OF ABNORMAL LEVEL OF HEAVY METALS IN BLOOD

Code Information

Diagnosis Code: R78.7

Short Description: Finding of abnormal level of heavy metals in blood

Long Description: Finding of abnormal level of heavy metals in blood

The code R78.7 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)
    - R78.7 Finding of abnormal level of heavy metals in blood

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM

ICD-10 Code	ICD-10 Description
R78	Findings of drugs and other substances, not normally found in blood
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
R78.71	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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