- R79.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM R79.0 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of R79.0 – other international versions of ICD-10 R79.0 may differ.
ICD-10-CM R79.0 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
Applicable To
- Abnormal blood level of cobalt
- Abnormal blood level of copper
- Abnormal blood level of iron
- Abnormal blood level of magnesium
- Abnormal blood level of mineral NEC
- Abnormal blood level of zinc
Type 1 Excludes
- abnormal level of lithium (R78.89)
- disorders of mineral metabolism (E83.-)
- neonatal hypomagnesemia (P71.2)
- nutritional mineral deficiency (E58-E61)
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): No change
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to R79.0:
- blood level (of) > Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities
- cobalt > blood level (of) R79.0
- copper > blood level (of) R79.0
- iron > blood level (of) R79.0
- magnesium > blood level (of) R79.0
- mineral NEC > blood level (of) R79.0
- zinc > blood level (of) R79.0
- minerals > chemistry, blood R79.9