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R79.0

Abnormal level of blood mineral

Billable

Code Hierarchy

R79R79.0

Chapter: 18. Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified

Section: R70-R79 - Abnormal findings on examination of blood, without diagnosis

Coding Guidelines

Inclusion Terms

  • Abnormal blood level of cobalt
  • Abnormal blood level of copper
  • Abnormal blood level of iron
  • Abnormal blood level of magnesium
  • Abnormal blood level of mineral NEC
  • Abnormal blood level of zinc

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with R79.0

  • R78.89 - abnormal level of lithium (R78.89)
  • disorders of mineral metabolism (E83.-)
  • P71.2 - neonatal hypomagnesemia (P71.2)
  • E58.-E61 - nutritional mineral deficiency (E58-E61)

Related Codes

R79.1Billable

Abnormal coagulation profile

R79.8Category

Other specified abnormal findings of blood chemistry

R79.9Billable

Abnormal finding of blood chemistry, unspecified

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