Abnormal findings on examination of blood, without diagnosis - R70-R79
Excludes2: This note means that the conditions described by two codes are not usually associated with each other but can sometimes occur together.
Type 2 Excludes:
- abnormal findings on antenatal screening of mother (O28.-)
- abnormalities of lipids (E78.-)
- abnormalities of platelets and thrombocytes (D69.-)
- abnormalities of white blood cells classified elsewhere (D70-D72)
- coagulation hemorrhagic disorders (D65-D68)
- diagnostic abnormal findings classified elsewhere - see Alphabetical Index
- hemorrhagic and hematological disorders of newborn (P50-P61)
These ranges represents Categories of Abnormal findings on examination of blood, without diagnosis. The "R70-R79" signifies that these are the diseases within this broad section.
Codes:
- R70 - Elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate and abnormality of plasma viscosity
- R71 - Abnormality of red blood cells
- R73 - Elevated blood glucose level
- R74 - Abnormal serum enzyme levels
- R75 - Inconclusive laboratory evidence of human immunodeficiency virus [HIV]
- R76 - Other abnormal immunological findings in serum
- R77 - Other abnormalities of plasma proteins
- R78 - Findings of drugs and other substances, not normally found in blood
- R79 - Other abnormal findings of blood chemistry