ICD-10 diagnosis code
R78.9 Finding of unspecified substance, not normally found in blood
R78.9 is the ICD-10 code for Finding of unspecified substance, 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
R78.9 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
R78.9Fynd av ospecificerad substans som normalt ej finns i blodet
R78.9Funn av uspesifisert stoff som vanligvis ikke finnes i blod
DR789Påvisning af ikke specificeret stof, der normalt ikke findes i blodet
R78.9Määrittämättömän tavallisesti esiintymättömän aineen esiintyminen veressä
R78.9Nachweis einer nicht näher bezeichneten Substanz, die normalerweise nicht im Blut vorhanden ist
R78.9Présence d'une substance non trouvée normalement dans le sang, sans précision
R78.9aantreffen van niet-gespecificeerde stof, normaal niet in bloed
R78.9Finding of unspecified substance, 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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