R78Non-billable (header)
Findings of drugs and other substances, not normally found in blood
Findings of drugs and other substances, not normally found i…
Related Codes· Abnormal findings on examination of blood, without diagnosis (R70-R79)
R70Elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate and abnormality of p…R71Abnormality of red blood cellsR73Elevated blood glucose levelR74Abnormal serum enzyme levelsR75Inconclusive laboratory evidence of human immunodeficiency v…R76Other abnormal immunological findings in serumR77Other abnormalities of plasma proteinsR79Other abnormal findings of blood chemistry
Sub-codes of R78(10)
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R78.0Finding of alcohol in blood✓ BillableR78.1Finding of opiate drug in blood✓ BillableR78.2Finding of cocaine in blood✓ BillableR78.3Finding of hallucinogen in blood✓ BillableR78.4Finding of other drugs of addictive potential in blood✓ BillableR78.5Finding of other psychotropic drug in blood✓ BillableR78.6Finding of steroid agent in blood✓ BillableR78.7Finding of abnormal level of heavy metals in bloodHeaderR78.8Finding of other specified substances, not normally found in…HeaderR78.9Finding of unspecified substance, not normally found in bloo…✓ Billable
⚠ Excludes 2(Not included here)
- •mental or behavioral disorders due to psychoactive substance use (F10-F19)
Notes
- ℹcode to identify the any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
Code Hierarchy
┌18Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)├R70-R79Abnormal findings on examination of blood, without diagnosis (R70-R79)├R78Findings of drugs and other substances, not normally found in blood
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