2025
ICD-10-CM
Diagnosis
Code

R78 Findings of drugs and other substances, not normally found in blood

  • Non-billable
  • 2016–2025

R78 is a non-billable/non-specific diagnosis code from the 2025 ICD-10-CM used to classify the following condition: Findings of drugs and other substances, not normally found in blood.

Use additional code

  • Code to identify the any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)

Type 2 excludes

  • Mental or behavioral disorders due to psychoactive substance use (F10-F19)

Codes

Versions

  1. 2025

    No changes

  2. 2024

    Code changed

    • Type 1 excludes

        • mental or behavioral disorders due to psychoactive substance use (F10-F19)
    • Type 2 excludes

        • mental or behavioral disorders due to psychoactive substance use (F10-F19)
  3. 2023

    No changes

  4. 2022

    No changes

  5. 2021

    No changes

  6. 2020

    No changes

  7. 2019

    No changes

  8. 2018

    No changes

  9. 2017

    No changes

  10. 2016

    New code