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R79.9 - Abnormal finding of blood chemistry, unspecified


The ICD 10 Code for Abnormal finding of blood chemistry, unspecified is listed as R79.9.
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: R79.9
Description: Abnormal finding of blood chemistry, unspecified
  • Abnormal findings on examination of urine, without diagnosis (R80-R82)
  • Excludes1: abnormal findings on antenatal screening of mother (O28.-)
  • diagnostic abnormal findings classified elsewhere -see Alphabetic Index
  • specific findings indicating disorder of amino-acid metabolism (E70-E72)
  • specific findings indicating disorder of carbohydrate metabolism (E73-E74)
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 - Other abnormal findings of blood chemistry
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 790.6 - Other abnormal blood chemistry (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of R79.9:
R79.0 - Abnormal level of blood mineral
R79.1 - Abnormal coagulation profile
R79.8 - Other specified abnormal findings of blood chemistry