R79.8 OTHER SPECIFIED ABNORMAL FINDINGS OF BLOOD CHEMISTRY

Code Information

Diagnosis Code: R79.8

Short Description: Other specified abnormal findings of blood chemistry

Long Description: Other specified abnormal findings of blood chemistry

The code R79.8 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)
  - Other abnormal findings of blood chemistry (R79)
    - R79.8 Other specified abnormal findings of blood chemistry

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM

ICD-10 Code	ICD-10 Description
R79	Other abnormal findings of blood chemistry
R79.0	Abnormal level of blood mineral
R79.1	Abnormal coagulation profile
R79.81	Abnormal blood-gas level
R79.82	Elevated C-reactive protein (CRP)
R79.83	Abnormal findings of blood amino-acid level
R79.89	Other specified abnormal findings of blood chemistry
R79.9	Abnormal finding of blood chemistry, unspecified

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