Find of drugs and oth substnc, not normally found in blood (R78)

• ICD-10 Index

  • Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00–R99)

    • Abnormal findings on examination of blood, without diagnosis (R70-R79)

      • Find of drugs and oth substnc, not normally found in blood (R78)

        • R78 - Find of drugs and oth substnc, not normally found in blood NON-BILLABLE CODE
        • R78.0 - Finding of alcohol in blood BILLABLE CODE
        • R78.1 - Finding of opiate drug in blood BILLABLE CODE
        • R78.2 - Finding of cocaine in blood BILLABLE CODE
        • R78.3 - Finding of hallucinogen in blood BILLABLE CODE
        • R78.4 - Finding of other drugs of addictive potential in blood BILLABLE CODE
        • R78.5 - Finding of other psychotropic drug in blood BILLABLE CODE
        • R78.6 - Finding of steroid agent in blood BILLABLE CODE
        • R78.7 - Finding of abnormal level of heavy metals in blood NON-BILLABLE CODE
        • R78.71 - Abnormal lead level in blood BILLABLE CODE
        • R78.79 - Finding of abnormal level of heavy metals in blood BILLABLE CODE
        • R78.8 - Finding of oth substances, not normally found in blood NON-BILLABLE CODE
        • R78.81 - Bacteremia BILLABLE CODE
        • R78.89 - Finding of oth substances, not normally found in blood BILLABLE CODE
        • R78.9 - Finding of unsp substance, not normally found in blood BILLABLE CODE

Clinical Information for Find of drugs and oth substnc, not normally found in blood (R78)

Bacteremia - The presence of viable bacteria circulating in the blood. Fever, chills, tachycardia, and tachypnea are common acute manifestations of bacteremia. The majority of cases are seen in already hospitalized patients, most of whom have underlying diseases or procedures which render their bloodstreams susceptible to invasion.

Hemorrhagic Septicemia - Any of several bacterial diseases, usually caused by PASTEURELLA MULTOCIDA, marked by the presence of hemorrhagic areas in the subcutaneous tissues, serous membranes, muscles, lymph glands, and throughout the internal organs. The diseases primarily affect animals and rarely humans.

Pasteurella multocida - A species of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria normally found in the flora of the mouth and respiratory tract of animals and birds. It causes shipping fever (see PASTEURELLOSIS, PNEUMONIC); HEMORRHAGIC BACTEREMIA; and intestinal disease in animals. In humans, disease usually arises from a wound infection following a bite or scratch from domesticated animals.

Instructional Notations

Use Additional Code Use Additional Code
The “use additional code” indicates that a secondary code could be used to further specify the patient’s condition. This note is not mandatory and is only used if enough information is available to assign an additional code.

• code to identify the any retained foreign body, if applicable Z18

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.

• mental or behavioral disorders due to psychoactive substance use F10 F19