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R70.0 - Elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate


The ICD 10 Code for Elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate is listed as R70.0.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: R70.0
Description: Elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
947 - Signs & Symptoms W Mcc
948 - Signs & Symptoms W/o Mcc
Chapter Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
Block Abnormal findings on examination of blood, without diagnosis (R70-R79)
Parent R70 - Elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate and abnormality of plasma viscosity
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 790.1 - Elevated sedimentation rate
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of R70.0:
R70.1 - Abnormal plasma viscosity