790.6 ABN BLOOD CHEMISTRY NEC

Code Information

  • Diagnosis Code: 790.6
  • Short Description: Abn blood chemistry NEC
  • Long Description: Other abnormal blood chemistry
  • Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

Code Classification

  • Symptoms, signs, and ill-defined conditions (780–799)
    • Nonspecific abnormal findings (790-796)
      • 790 Nonspecific findings on examination of blood
        • 790.6 Abn blood chemistry NEC

Synonyms

  • Abnormal level of blood mineral
  • Acetonemia
  • Acute hyperglycemia
  • Azotemia
  • Blood chemistry abnormal
  • Blood copper abnormal
  • Blood magnesium abnormal
  • Blood urate abnormal
  • Blood urea abnormal
  • Cobalt in blood specimen above reference range
  • Cobalt in blood specimen below reference range
  • Cobalt in blood specimen outside reference range
  • Cortisol level abnormal
  • Dawn phenomenon
  • D-dimer above reference range
  • Dietary sodium - high
  • Ethanol in blood specimen above legal threshold for operating vehicle
  • Ethanol in blood specimen above reference range
  • Familial renal hypouricemia
  • Hemoglobin level outside reference range
  • Hyperglycemia
  • Hyperuricemia
  • Hyperuricemia without signs of inflammatory arthritis and tophaceous disease
  • Increased blood lead level
  • Increased uric acid level
  • Iron kinetics abnormal
  • Lithium in blood specimen outside therapeutic range
  • Lithium level high - toxic
  • Metabolic stress hyperglycemia
  • Panniculitis due to hyperuricemia
  • Poor glycemic control
  • Red cell folate abnormal
  • Secondary gout
  • Serum bicarbonate level abnormal
  • Serum chloride level abnormal
  • Serum copper level abnormal
  • Serum iron level abnormal
  • Serum sodium level abnormal
  • Somogyi phenomenon
  • Strontium deficiency
  • Strontium excess
  • Strontiuresis
  • Zinc excess
  • Zinc in blood specimen outside reference range

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 790.6 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

  • Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities - see also Anomaly
    • blood level (of)
      • cobalt 790.6
      • copper 790.6
      • iron 790.6
      • lead 790.6
      • lithium 790.6
      • magnesium 790.6
      • mineral 790.6
      • zinc 790.6
    • chemistry, blood NEC 790.6
    • liver function test 790.6
  • Acetonemia 790.6
    • diabetic 250.1
      • due to secondary diabetes 249.1
  • Azotemia 790.6
    • meaning uremia (see also Uremia) 586
  • Blood
    • constituents, abnormal NEC 790.6
  • Elevation
    • liver function test (LFT) 790.6
      • alkaline phosphatase 790.5
      • aminotransferase 790.4
      • bilirubin 782.4
      • hepatic enzyme NEC 790.5
      • lactate dehydrogenase 790.4
  • Findings, (abnormal), without diagnosis (examination) (laboratory test) 796.4
    • cobalt, blood 790.6
    • copper, blood 790.6
    • iron 790.6
    • lead 790.6
    • lithium, blood 790.6
    • liver function test 790.6
    • magnesium, blood 790.6
    • mineral, blood NEC 790.6
    • nitrogen derivatives, blood 790.6
    • sodium 790.6
      • deficiency 276.1
      • excess 276.0
    • uric acid, blood 790.6
    • zinc, blood 790.6
  • Hyperuricemia 790.6
  • Lithemia 790.6
  • Uric acid
    • in blood 790.6
  • Uricacidemia 790.6
  • Uricemia 790.6

Crosswalk Information

The code 790.6 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
790.6 Right Arrow R78.89 Finding of oth substances, not normally found in blood
R79.0 Abnormal level of blood mineral
R79.89 Other specified abnormal findings of blood chemistry
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 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-9 Code ICD-9 Description
790.01 Precipitous drop in hematocrit
790.09 Other abnormality of red blood cells
790.1 Elevated sedimentation rate
790.21 Impaired fasting glucose
790.22 Impaired glucose tolerance test (oral)
790.29 Other abnormal glucose
790.3 Excessive blood level of alcohol
790.4 Nonspecific elevation of levels of transaminase or lactic acid dehydrogenase [LDH]
790.5 Other nonspecific abnormal serum enzyme levels
790.7 Bacteremia
790.8 Viremia, unspecified
790.91 Abnormal arterial blood gases
790.92 Abnormal coagulation profile
790.93 Elevated prostate specific antigen [PSA]
790.94 Euthyroid sick syndrome
790.95 Elevated C-reactive protein (CRP)
790.99 Other nonspecific findings on examination of blood
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