Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 796.0
Nonspecific abnormal toxicological findings
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 796.0 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 796.0 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 796.0 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM R82.5 Elevated urine levels of drugs, medicaments and biological substances
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM R82.6 Abnormal urine levels of substances chiefly nonmedicinal as to source
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM R89.2 Abnormal level of other drugs, medicaments and biological substances in specimens from other organs, systems and tissues
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM R89.3 Abnormal level of substances chiefly nonmedicinal as to source in specimens from other organs, systems and tissues
796.0 Excludes
  • excessive blood level of alcohol (790.3)
Applies To
  • Abnormal levels of heavy metals or drugs in blood, urine, or other tissue
Use Additional
  • Use additional code for retained foreign body, if applicable, (V90.01-V90.9)
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 796.0:
  • Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities - see also Anomaly
    • toxicology (findings) NEC 796.0
  • Findings, (abnormal), without diagnosis (examination) (laboratory test) 796.4
    • toxicology (drugs) (heavy metals) 796.0
  • Toxicity
    • dilantin
      • asymptomatic 796.0
      • symptomatic -see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
    • drug
      • asymptomatic 796.0
      • symptomatic- see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
    • from drug or poison
      • asymptomatic 796.0
      • symptomatic- see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
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