Version 2024
No Valid Principal Dx

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R79.89

Other specified abnormal findings of blood chemistry

ICD-10-CM Code:
R79.89
ICD-10 Code for:
Other specified abnormal findings of blood chemistry
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
Chronic Condition Indicator: [1]
Not chronic
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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)

R79.89 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of other specified abnormal findings of blood chemistry. The code is valid during the current fiscal year for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions from October 01, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

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.

Approximate Synonyms

The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:

  • Abnormal finding on screening procedure
  • Abnormally increased cellular element of blood
  • Acetonemia
  • Acidified serum test positive
  • Amino acid above reference range
  • Amino acid above reference range
  • Azotemia
  • Azotemia
  • Azotemia
  • Azotemia
  • Azotemia due to intrarenal disease
  • Basophil count outside reference range
  • Bicarbonate level - finding
  • Bilirubin level - finding
  • Bilirubin level above reference range
  • Blood cell count outside reference range
  • Blood compatibility - finding
  • Blood incompatible
  • Blood urate above reference range
  • Blood urate outside reference range
  • Blood urea above reference range
  • Blood urea below reference range
  • Blood urea outside reference range
  • Cerebroside above reference range
  • Cerebroside below reference range
  • Cholesterol esters below reference range
  • Cholesterol/high density lipoprotein ratio below reference range
  • Color of fluid - finding
  • Color of fluid - finding
  • Creatinine level - finding
  • Creatinine level - finding
  • Creatinine level - finding
  • Decreased estrogen level
  • Deep yellow color of blood specimen
  • Differential white cell count outside reference range
  • Down's screening blood test abnormal
  • Elevated serum chromium
  • Estradiol level above reference range
  • Estriol in serum above reference range
  • Estriol in serum below reference range
  • Estriol in serum outside reference range
  • Estriol level above reference range
  • Estriol level below reference range
  • Euglobulin clot lysis time above reference range
  • Euglobulin clot lysis time below reference range
  • Fasting lipid profile above reference range
  • Fat globules in blood specimen
  • Female sex hormones - serum level - finding
  • Female sex hormones - serum level - finding
  • Ferritin level below reference range
  • Finding of blood urea
  • Finding of blood urea
  • Finding of blood urea
  • Finding of color of blood
  • Finding of color of blood
  • Finding of estriol level
  • Finding of estriol level
  • Finding of estriol level
  • Finding of fibrinolysis time
  • Finding of fibrinolysis time
  • Finding of serum phenylalanine level
  • Finding of serum tumor marker level
  • Finding of serum tumor marker level
  • Finding of serum tumor marker level
  • Finding of serum tumor marker level
  • Finding of vitamin B12 level
  • Finding of vitamin B12 level
  • Folic acid above reference range
  • Folic acid above reference range
  • Folic acid below reference range
  • Folic acid below reference range
  • Full blood count borderline
  • Ganglioside above reference range
  • Ganglioside below reference range
  • Homocysteine level elevated
  • Increased estrogen level
  • Increased estrogen level
  • Ketonemia
  • Kleihauer test abnormal
  • L.E. cell level - finding
  • L.E. cells present
  • Lipid below reference range
  • Lipoprotein above reference range
  • Liver function test above reference range
  • Liver function tests outside reference range
  • Lymphocyte count outside reference range
  • Male sex hormones - serum level - finding
  • Male sex hormones - serum level - finding
  • Megakaryocyte finding
  • Megakaryocytic maturation arrest
  • Methemalbuminemia
  • Monoclonal abnormal heavy chain protein devoid of light chains detected
  • Myelocytes in blood
  • Myelocytes present
  • Neutrophil count outside reference range
  • Pale color of blood specimen
  • Phenylalanine level - finding
  • Phospholipid above reference range
  • Phospholipid below reference range
  • Platelet count above reference range
  • Platelet count below reference range
  • Platelet count below reference range at birth
  • Platelet count outside reference range
  • Postrenal azotemia
  • Prerenal azotemia
  • Sensitized cell
  • Serum 5-nucleotidase level below reference range
  • Serum amino acid above reference range
  • Serum amino acid levels - finding
  • Serum amino acids outside reference range
  • Serum bicarbonate level outside reference range
  • Serum bilirubin above reference range
  • Serum bilirubin level - finding
  • Serum cholesterol outside reference range
  • Serum creatinine above reference range
  • Serum creatinine below reference range
  • Serum creatinine level - finding
  • Serum creatinine level - finding
  • Serum creatinine level - finding
  • Serum creatinine outside reference range
  • Serum estradiol above reference range
  • Serum female sex hormone above reference range
  • Serum female sex hormone below reference range
  • Serum ferritin level below reference range
  • Serum folate above reference range
  • Serum folate below reference range
  • Serum inorganic phosphate above reference range
  • Serum inorganic phosphate below reference range
  • Serum lipids above reference range
  • Serum male sex hormone above reference range
  • Serum male sex hormone below reference range
  • Serum phenylalanine above reference range
  • Serum phosphate level outside reference range
  • Serum T4 above reference range
  • Serum T4 below reference range
  • Serum thyroxine level outside reference range
  • Serum thyroxine level outside reference range
  • Serum total protein above reference range
  • Serum total protein below reference range
  • Serum total protein outside reference range
  • Serum triglyceride levels - finding
  • Serum triglycerides above reference range
  • Serum tumor marker stage S0
  • Serum tumor marker stage S1
  • Serum tumor marker stage S2
  • Serum tumor marker stage S3
  • Serum vitamin B12 above reference range
  • Serum vitamin B12 below reference range
  • Serum vitamin B12 level - finding
  • Serum vitamin B12 level - finding
  • Sphingomyelin above reference range
  • Sphingomyelin below reference range
  • Thyroid hormone level below reference range
  • Thyroxine level below reference range
  • Total iron binding capacity above reference range
  • Triglyceride level - finding
  • Urea level - finding
  • Urea level - finding
  • Urea level - finding
  • Vitamin B12 above reference range
  • Vitamin B12 level below reference range
  • Vitamin K above reference range
  • Vitamin K1 above reference range
  • White blood cell count outside reference range
  • Whole blood folate above reference range
  • Whole blood folate below reference range
  • Whole blood folate level - finding
  • Whole blood folate level - finding

Clinical Classification

Clinical Information

  • Azotemia

    a biochemical abnormality referring to an elevation of blood urea nitrogen and creatinine. azotemia can be produced by kidney diseases or other extrarenal disorders. when azotemia becomes associated with a constellation of clinical signs, it is termed uremia.

Index to Diseases and Injuries References

The following annotation back-references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index. The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10-CM code(s).

Convert R79.89 to ICD-9-CM

  • ICD-9-CM Code: 790.6 - Abn blood chemistry NEC
    Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.
  • ICD-9-CM Code: 790.99 - Oth nspcf finding blood
    Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original 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.

Footnotes

[1] Not chronic - A diagnosis code that does not fit the criteria for chronic condition (duration, ongoing medical treatment, and limitations) is considered not chronic. Some codes designated as not chronic are acute conditions. Other diagnosis codes that indicate a possible chronic condition, but for which the duration of the illness is not specified in the code description (i.e., we do not know the condition has lasted 12 months or longer) also are considered not chronic.