R79 OTHER ABNORMAL FINDINGS OF BLOOD CHEMISTRY

Code Information

Diagnosis Code: R79
Short Description: Other abnormal findings of blood chemistry
Long Description: Other abnormal findings of blood chemistry
Code Version: 2025 ICD-10-CM

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)

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*.-)

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code	ICD-10 Description
R79.0	Abnormal level of blood mineral
R79.1	Abnormal coagulation profile
R79.8	Other specified abnormal findings of blood chemistry
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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