ICD-10 diagnosis code

R70 Elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate and abnormality of plasma viscosity

R70 is the ICD-10 code for Elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate and abnormality of plasma viscosity. It is a three-character category divided into 2 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block R70–R79 (Abnormal findings on examination of blood, without diagnosis) in Chapter XVIII, Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified.

Code type: Category (3 characters)
Chapter: XVIII · R00–R99
Classification: WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

Subcodes of R70

R70 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

R70Förhöjd sänkningsreaktion och onormal plasmaviskositet

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DR70Forhøjet sænkning og abnorm plasmaviskositet

FinlandICD-10-FI

R70Suuri lasko ja poikkeava plasman viskositeetti

GermanyICD-10-GM

R70Beschleunigte Blutkörperchensenkungsreaktion und Veränderungen der Plasmaviskosität

FranceICD-10-FR

R70Accélération de la vitesse de sédimentation et anomalies de la viscosité plasmatique

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

R70verhoogde bezinkingssnelheid van erytrocyten en afwijking van

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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