Diagnosis Code: R79

Short Description: Other abnormal findings of blood chemistry

Long Description: Other abnormal findings of blood chemistry

The code R79 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 Other abnormal findings of blood chemistry

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code R79 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

• Type 1 Excludes Notes:
  • asymptomatic hyperuricemia (@E79.0*)
  • hyperglycemia NOS (@R73.9*)
  • hypoglycemia NOS (@E16.2*)
  • neonatal hypoglycemia (@P70.3*[email protected]*)
  • specific findings indicating disorder of amino-acid metabolism (@E70*-@E72*)
  • specific findings indicating disorder of carbohydrate metabolism (@E73*-@E74*)
  • specific findings indicating disorder of lipid metabolism (@E75*.-)

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