ICD-10-CM · Chapter 18 · R00–R99
R71.8
Other abnormality of red blood cells
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings
Quick facts
- Code
- R71.8
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 18 — Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings
- Category
- R71 — Abnormality of red blood cells
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM R71.8 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of other abnormality of red blood cells. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in R71
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