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ICD-10-CM Code for Finding of unspecified substance, not normally found in blood R78.9

ICD-10 code R78.9 for Finding of unspecified substance, 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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Finding of unspecified substance, not normally found in blood

R78

Excludes2: mental or behavioral disorders due to psychoactive substance use (F10-F19)

Use additional code to identify the any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

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