R78
Findings of drugs and other substances, not normally found in blood
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Official Coding Notes
Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files.
Excludes2
mental or behavioral disorders due to psychoactive substance use (F10-F19)
Use Additional Code
code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable ( Z18 .-)
More Specific Codes
10 codes under R78
- 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
- R78.7 Finding of abnormal level of heavy metals in blood Has subcodes
- R78.8 Finding of other specified substances, not normally found in blood Has subcodes
- R78.9 Finding of unspecified substance, not normally found in blood Billable
Version History
How R78 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentFindings of drugs and other substances, not normally found in blood
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedFindings of drugs and other substances, not normally found in blood
Related Codes
Codes whose official notes reference R78
Data Source
Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
- Source file
- icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip
Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)
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