R79
Other abnormal findings of blood chemistry
Non-billableCategory
Coding Guidelines
Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)
These codes should never be used together with R79
- E79.0 - asymptomatic hyperuricemia (E79.0)
- R73.9 - hyperglycemia NOS (R73.9)
- E16.2 - hypoglycemia NOS (E16.2)
- P70.3-P704 - neonatal hypoglycemia (P70.3-P70.4)
- E70.-E72 - specific findings indicating disorder of amino-acid metabolism (E70-E72)
- E73.-E74 - specific findings indicating disorder of carbohydrate metabolism (E73-E74)
- specific findings indicating disorder of lipid metabolism (E75.-)
Use Additional Code
- code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
