R70.0 is the ICD-10 code for Elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate. It is a four-character subcategory of R70 (Elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate and abnormality of plasma viscosity), the most specific level in the WHO edition. 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
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- XVIII · R00–R99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
R70.0 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
R70.0Økt senkningsreaksjon
DR700Forhøjet sænkning
R70.0Suuri lasko
R70.0Beschleunigte Blutkörperchensenkungsreaktion
R70.0Accélération de la vitesse de sédimentation
R70.0verhoogde bezinkingssnelheid van erytrocyten [BSE]
R70.0Elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate
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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