Diagnosis Code

R71 ABNORMALITY OF RED BLOOD CELLS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: R71

Short Description: Abnormality of red blood cells

Long Description: Abnormality of red blood cells

The code R71 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)
      • Abnormality of red blood cells (R71)
        • R71 Abnormality of red blood cells

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code R71 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • anemias (@D50*-@D64*)
    • anemia of premature infant (@P61.2*)
    • benign (familial) polycythemia (@D75.0*)
    • congenital anemias (@P61.2*[email protected]*)
    • newborn anemia due to isoimmunization (@P55*.-)
    • polycythemia neonatorum (@P61.1*)
    • polycythemia NOS (@D75.1*)
    • polycythemia vera (@D45*)
    • secondary polycythemia (@D75.1*)

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
R71.0 Precipitous drop in hematocrit
R71.8 Other abnormality of red blood cells


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