R70.0
Billable
ChapterR00–R99
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Official Description
Elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate
Metadata & Insights
- •2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
- •Billable/specific code (valid for reimbursement).
- •Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings (R00-R99).
General instructions are available for the parent sections:
Clinical Hierarchy
CH18Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
R70-R79Abnormal findings on examination of blood, without diagnosis (R70-R79)
R70Elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate and abnormality of plasma viscosity
R70.0Elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate
Applicable Ancestor Context
The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to R70.0:
blockR70-R79
Abnormal findings on examination of blood, without diagnosis (R70-R79)
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Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
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