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6. R78.9

R78.9 - Finding of unspecified substance, not normally found in blood

• Applicable to Finding of unspecified substance, not normally found in blood
• The 2025 edition of ICD10-CM R78.9 became effective on October 1, 2024.
• This is the American ICD10-CM version of R78.9 - other international versions of ICD10 R78.9 may differ.
• R78.9 is a Billable / Specific ICD10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

The following codes above R78.9 contain annotation back-references that may be applicable to R78.9:

• Chapter: R00-R99 - Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
• Section: R70-R79 - Abnormal findings on examination of blood, without diagnosis
• Category: R78 - Findings of drugs and other substances, not normally found in blood

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