ICD-10-CM Code R78
Findings of drugs and other substances, not normally found in blood
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code R78 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the ten child codes of R78 that describes the diagnosis 'find of drugs and oth substnc, not normally found in blood' in more detail.
- R78 Findings of drugs and other substances, not normally found in blood NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE R78.0 Finding of alcohol in blood
- BILLABLE R78.1 Finding of opiate drug in blood
- BILLABLE R78.2 Finding of cocaine in blood
- BILLABLE R78.3 Finding of hallucinogen in blood
- BILLABLE R78.4 Finding of other drugs of addictive potential in blood
- BILLABLE R78.5 Finding of other psychotropic drug in blood
- BILLABLE R78.6 Finding of steroid agent in blood
- BILLABLE R78.9 Finding of unspecified substance, not normally found in blood
Coding Notes for R78 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Additional Code Note:
Use Additional Code
Use Additional Code note means a second code must be used in conjunction with this code. Codes with this note are Etiology codes and must be followed by a Manifestation code or codes. - Code to identify the any retained foreign body, if applicable See code Z18.-
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Mental or behavioral disorders due to psychoactive substance use - instead, use Section F10-F19
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'R78 - Findings of drugs and other substances, not normally found in blood'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code R78. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.