R79 Non-Billable Code
Other abnormal findings of blood chemistry
Chapter Classification
Chapter 18
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
Section Detail
R70-R79
Abnormal findings on examination of blood, without diagnosis (R70-R79)
Coding Guidelines & Notes
excludes1
- asymptomatic hyperuricemia (E79.0)
- hyperglycemia NOS (R73.9)
- hypoglycemia NOS (E16.2)
- neonatal hypoglycemia (P70.3-P70.4)
- 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.-)
useAdditionalCode
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
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