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R71.8 – Other abnormality of red blood cells

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Coding Notes

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Applicable To

Abnormal red-cell morphology NOS
Abnormal red-cell volume NOS
Anisocytosis
Poikilocytosis

GEM Conversion to ICD-9 CM

Fs: 00000 – Other abnormality of red blood cells

MDC / MS-DRG Reference

RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITH MCC
RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC

Back Reference of Diagnostic Codes

Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities See also Anomaly
red blood cell (s) (morphology) (volume) R71.8
Anisocytosis R71.8
Findings, abnormal, inconclusive, without diagnosis See also Abnormal
anisocytosis R71.8
poikilocytosis R71.8
red blood cell (count) (morphology) (sickling) (volume) R71.8
Poikilocytosis R71.8

Sibling Codes

Precipitous drop in hematocrit

Parent Sibling Codes

Elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate and abnormality of plasma viscosity
Abnormality of red blood cells
Elevated blood glucose level
Abnormal serum enzyme levels
Inconclusive laboratory evidence of human immunodeficiency virus [HIV]
Other abnormal immunological findings in serum
Other abnormalities of plasma proteins
Findings of drugs and other substances, not normally found in blood
Other abnormal findings of blood chemistry

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Code Title
R00-R99 Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
R70-R79 Abnormal findings on examination of blood, without diagnosis (R70-R79)
R71 Abnormality of red blood cells
R71.8 Other abnormality of red blood cells
Applicable to
Abnormal red-cell morphology NOS
Abnormal red-cell volume NOS
Anisocytosis
Poikilocytosis