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R79.0 Abnormal level of blood mineral

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R79.0 is the ICD-10 code for Abnormal level of blood mineral. It is a four-character subcategory of R79 (Other abnormal findings of blood chemistry), 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 R79.0 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Abnormal blood level of:
    • cobalt
    • copper
    • iron
    • magnesium
    • mineral NEC
    • zinc

What R79.0 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • abnormal level of lithium R78.8
  • disorders of mineral metabolism E83.-
  • neonatal hypomagnesaemia P71.2
  • nutritional mineral deficiency E58-E61

R79.0 in national editions

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

SwedenICD-10-SE

R79.0Onormal nivå av mineraler i blod

NorwayICD-10-NO

R79.0Unormalt nivå av mineral i blod

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DR790Abnorm mængde mineral i blodet

  • DR790AAbnorm mængde zink i blodet
  • DR790BAbnorm mængde magnesium i blodet
  • DR790CAbnorm mængde jern i blodet
  • DR790DAbnorm mængde kobber i blodet
FinlandICD-10-FI

R79.0Veren kivennäisaineen poikkeava pitoisuus

GermanyICD-10-GM

R79.0Abnormer Mineral-Blutwert

FranceICD-10-FR

R79.0Taux anormal de minéraux dans le sang

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

R79.0afwijkend mineraalgehalte in bloed

United StatesICD-10-CM

R79.0Abnormal level of blood mineral

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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