R70.0
BillableElevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate
Elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate
Coding Notes
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- abnormal findings on antenatal screening of mother (O28.-)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- signs and symptoms classified in the body system chapters
- signs and symptoms of breast (N63, N64.5)
- abnormalities of lipids (E78.-)
- abnormalities of platelets and thrombocytes (D69.-)
- abnormalities of white blood cells classified elsewhere (D70-D72)
- coagulation hemorrhagic disorders (D65-D68)
- diagnostic abnormal findings classified elsewhere - see Alphabetical Index
- hemorrhagic and hematological disorders of newborn (P50-P61)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- ESR (erythrocyte sedimentation rate) abnormal165465007
- Erythrocyte sedimentation rate abnormal165465007
- Erythrocyte sedimentation rate outside reference range165465007
- ESR raised165468009
- Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) raised165468009
- Erythrocyte sedimentation rate above reference range165468009
- Erythrocyte sedimentation rate raised165468009
- Erythrocyte sedimentation rate365649001
- Erythrocyte sedimentation rate - finding365649001
- Finding of erythrocyte sedimentation rate365649001
UMLS
- Blood sedimentation increasedC0151632
- ESR increasedC0151632
- ESR raisedC0151632
- Elevated ESRC0151632
- Elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rateC0151632
- Elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)C0151632
- Elevated sedimentation rateC0151632
- Erythrocyte sedimentation increasedC0151632
- Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) raisedC0151632
- Erythrocyte sedimentation rate above reference rangeC0151632
- Erythrocyte sedimentation rate above reference range (finding)C0151632
- Erythrocyte sedimentation rate highC0151632
- Erythrocyte sedimentation rate increasedC0151632
- Erythrocyte sedimentation rate raisedC0151632
- Erythrocytes sedimentation rate increasedC0151632
- High ESRC0151632
- High erythrocyte sedimentation rateC0151632
- Increased ESRC0151632
- Increased erythrocyte sedimentation rateC0151632
- Increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)C0151632
- RBC sedimentation increasedC0151632
- RBC sedimentation rate increasedC0151632
- Raised ESRC0151632
- Raised erythrocyte sedimentation rateC0151632
- Red blood cell sedimentation rate increasedC0151632
- Sedimentation rate increasedC0151632
- elevated rate sedC0151632
- elevated rates sedC0151632
- elevated sed rateC0151632
- elevated sedimentation rateC0151632
- esr raisedC0151632
- increased esrC0151632
- increased sedimentation rateC0151632
- raised esrC0151632
- sed rate elevatedC0151632
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code R70.0?
ICD-10-CM code R70.0 represents "Elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is R70.0 a billable code?
Yes, R70.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is R70.0 in?
R70.0 is in Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings (codes R00-R99).
What SNOMED CT codes does R70.0 map to?
R70.0 maps to 3 SNOMED CT concepts: 165465007, 165468009, 365649001. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for R70.0?
R70.0 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0151632. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.