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R79.81 - Abnormal blood-gas level


The ICD 10 Code for Abnormal blood-gas level is listed as R79.81.
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: R79.81
Description: Abnormal blood-gas level
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 R79.8 - Other specified abnormal findings of blood chemistry
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 790.91 - Abnormal arterial blood gases (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of R79.81:
R79.82 - Elevated C-reactive protein (CRP)
R79.89 - Other specified abnormal findings of blood chemistry