Diagnosis Code

R79.83 ABNORMAL FINDINGS OF BLOOD AMINO-ACID LEVEL


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: R79.83

Short Description: Abnormal findings of blood amino-acid level

Long Description: Abnormal findings of blood amino-acid level

The code R79.83 is 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)
        • R79.83 Abnormal findings of blood amino-acid level

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Amino acid above reference range
  • Amino acid below reference range
  • Homocystinemia
  • Serum amino acid above reference range
  • Serum amino acid below reference range
  • Serum amino acid levels - finding
  • Serum amino acid levels - finding
  • Serum amino acid levels - finding
  • Serum amino acids outside reference range

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code R79.83 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Signs And Symptoms With Mcc (947)
  • Signs And Symptoms Without Mcc (948)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code R79.83 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Homocysteinemia
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • disorders of amino-acid metabolism (@E70*-@E72*)

Similar Codes

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
R79.8 Other specified abnormal findings of blood chemistry
R79.81 Abnormal blood-gas level
R79.82 Elevated C-reactive protein (CRP)
R79.89 Other specified abnormal findings of blood chemistry
R79.9 Abnormal finding of blood chemistry, unspecified


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