R78 Find of drugs and oth substnc, not normally found in blood
ICD-10-CM category R78 sits in Chapter 18 (Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified, R00-R99). It contains 13 billable codes for FY2027, effective October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027. Always code to the most specific code available: a code with more characters that describes the diagnosis more precisely takes priority over a shorter one.
Subcategories
R78.7 Finding of abnormal level of heavy metals in bloodR78.8 Finding of oth substances, not normally found in blood
Billable codes in R78
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
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 |
R78.71 | Abnormal lead level in blood |
R78.72 | Abnormal gadolinium level in blood |
R78.79 | Finding of abnormal level of heavy metals 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 |
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