R78 – Findings of drugs and other substances, not normally found in blood
Coding Notes
Active
Non-billable / Non-specific, not valid for HIPAA-covered transactions
Additional
code to identify the any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
Type 1 Excludes
mental or behavioral disorders due to psychoactive substance use (F10-F19)
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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) |
| R78 |
Findings of drugs and other substances, not normally found in blood
Use Additional
code to identify the any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
Type 1 Excludes
mental or behavioral disorders due to psychoactive substance use (F10-F19)
|
| R78.0 | Finding of alcohol in blood |
| R78.1 | Finding of opiate drug in blood |
| R78.2 | Finding of cocaine in blood |
| R78.3 | Finding of hallucinogen in blood |
| R78.4 | Finding of other drugs of addictive potential in blood |
| R78.5 | Finding of other psychotropic drug in blood |
| R78.6 | Finding of steroid agent in blood |
| R78.7 | Finding of abnormal level of heavy metals in blood |
| R78.71 | Abnormal lead level in blood |
| R78.79 | Finding of abnormal level of heavy metals in blood |
| R78.8 | Finding of other specified substances, not normally found in blood |
| R78.81 | Bacteremia |
| R78.89 | Finding of other specified substances, not normally found in blood |
| R78.9 | Finding of unspecified substance, not normally found in blood |