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R79 Other abnormal findings of blood chemistry

ICD-10-CM category R79 sits in Chapter 18 (Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified, R00-R99). It contains 7 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

R79.8 Other specified abnormal findings of blood chemistry

Billable codes in R79

CodeDescription
R79.0Abnormal level of blood mineral
R79.1Abnormal coagulation profile
R79.81Abnormal blood-gas level
R79.82Elevated C-reactive protein (CRP)
R79.83Abnormal findings of blood amino-acid level
R79.89Other specified abnormal findings of blood chemistry
R79.9Abnormal finding of blood chemistry, unspecified

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