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ICD-10-CM Code for Findings of drugs and other substances, not normally found in blood R78

ICD-10 code R78 for Findings of drugs and other substances, not normally found in blood is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified .

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Findings of drugs and other substances, not normally found in blood
Use additional code to identify the any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
Excludes2: mental or behavioral disorders due to psychoactive substance use (F10-F19)
 
R78 Findings of drugs and other substances, not normally found in blood
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