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2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R79.0

Abnormal level of blood mineral

ICD-10-CM Code:
R79.0
ICD-10 Code for:
Abnormal level of blood mineral
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)

R79.0 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of abnormal level of blood mineral. 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 blood test
  • Abnormal cobalt level in blood
  • Abnormal zinc level in blood
  • Blood copper level above reference range
  • Blood copper outside reference range
  • Blood hematinic levels - finding
  • Blood magnesium above reference range
  • Blood magnesium below reference range
  • Blood magnesium outside reference range
  • Chloride level - finding
  • Chloride level - finding
  • GRACILE syndrome
  • High cobalt level in blood
  • High heavy metal level in blood
  • High heavy metal level in blood
  • High heavy metal level in blood
  • High heavy metal level in blood
  • High heavy metal level in blood
  • Iron kinetic levels - finding
  • Iron kinetics outside reference range
  • Iron profile outside reference range
  • Low cobalt level in blood
  • Mineral level in blood outside reference range
  • Potassium level - finding
  • Serum chloride above reference range
  • Serum chloride below reference range
  • Serum chloride level outside reference range
  • Serum chloride level outside reference range
  • Serum copper above reference range
  • Serum copper below reference range
  • Serum copper level outside reference range
  • Serum electrolyte levels - finding
  • Serum electrolyte levels - finding
  • Serum iron above reference range
  • Serum iron below reference range
  • Serum iron level outside reference range
  • Serum potassium level below reference range
  • Serum sodium above reference range
  • Serum sodium below reference range
  • Serum sodium level outside reference range
  • Serum zinc above reference range
  • Serum zinc level below reference range

Clinical Classification

Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries

The following annotation back-references are applicable to this diagnosis code. The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10-CM codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more.


Inclusion Terms

Inclusion Terms
These terms are the conditions for which that code is to be used. The terms may be synonyms of the code title, or, in the case of "other specified" codes, the terms are a list of the various conditions assigned to that code. The inclusion terms are not necessarily exhaustive. Additional terms found only in the Alphabetic Index may also be assigned to a code.
  • Abnormal blood level of cobalt
  • Abnormal blood level of copper
  • Abnormal blood level of iron
  • Abnormal blood level of magnesium
  • Abnormal blood level of mineral NEC
  • Abnormal blood level of zinc

Type 1 Excludes

Type 1 Excludes
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
  • abnormal level of lithium R78.89
  • disorders of mineral metabolism E83
  • neonatal hypomagnesemia P71.2
  • nutritional mineral deficiency E58 E61

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 R79.0 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.

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.