R79.8 is the ICD-10 code for Other specified abnormal findings of blood chemistry. 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 R79.8 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Abnormal blood-gas level
R79.8 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
R79.8Annet spesifisert unormalt funn i blodets kjemi
DR798Anden abnorm blodprøve
- DR798BAbnormt blodgasniveau
- DR798CHyperkapni
- DR798DHypokapni
- DR798EHypoxia
R79.8Muu veren koostumuksen poikkeavuus
R79.8Sonstige näher bezeichnete abnorme Befunde der Blutchemie
R79.8Autres résultats anormaux précisés des examens chimiques du sang
R79.8overige gespecificeerde afwijkende bevindingen bij chemisch onderzoek
Listed through more specific codes:
- R79.81Abnormal blood-gas level
- R79.82Elevated C-reactive protein (CRP)
- R79.83Abnormal findings of blood amino-acid level
- R79.89Other specified abnormal findings of blood chemistry
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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