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R78.8 Finding of other specified substances, not normally found in blood

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R78.8 is the ICD-10 code for Finding of other specified substances, not normally found in blood. It is a four-character subcategory of R78 (Findings of drugs and other substances, not normally found in blood), 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

What R78.8 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Finding of abnormal level of lithium in blood

R78.8 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

R78.8Fynd av andra specificerade substanser i blodet

NorwayICD-10-NO

R78.8Funn av annet spesifisert stoff som vanligvis ikke finnes i blod

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DR788Påvisning af andet fremmed stof i blodet

  • DR788AØget mængde litium i blodet
FinlandICD-10-FI

R78.8Muun tavallisesti esiintymättömän aineen esiintyminen veressä

GermanyICD-10-GM

R78.8Nachweis sonstiger näher bezeichneter Substanzen, die normalerweise nicht im Blut vorhanden sind

FranceICD-10-FR

R78.8Présence d'autres substances précisées non trouvées normalement dans le sang

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

R78.8aantreffen van overige gespecificeerde stoffen, normaal niet in bloed

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • R78.81Bacteremia
  • R78.89Finding of other specified substances, not normally found in blood

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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