Version 2024
No Valid Principal Dx

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R79.8

Other specified abnormal findings of blood chemistry

ICD-10-CM Code:
R79.8
ICD-10 Code for:
Other specified abnormal findings of blood chemistry
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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Code Classification

  • Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
    (R00–R99)
    • Abnormal findings on examination of blood, without diagnosis
      (R70-R79)
      • Other abnormal findings of blood chemistry
        (R79)

R79.8 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of other specified abnormal findings of blood chemistry. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters.

According to ICD-10-CM guidelines this code should not to be used as a principal diagnosis code when a related definitive diagnosis has been established.

Specific Coding Applicable to Other specified abnormal findings of blood chemistry

Non-specific codes like R79.8 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10-CM codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for other specified abnormal findings of blood chemistry:

  • Use R79.81 for Abnormal blood-gas level - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use R79.82 for Elevated C-reactive protein (CRP) - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use R79.83 for Abnormal findings of blood amino-acid level - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use R79.89 for Other specified abnormal findings of blood chemistry - BILLABLE CODE

Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.