R71.0

Billable
ChapterR00–R99
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Official Description

Precipitous drop in hematocrit

Metadata & Insights
  • Billable/specific code (valid for reimbursement).
  • Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings (R00-R99).

Instructional Notes

Includes
  • Drop (precipitous) in hemoglobin
  • Drop in hematocrit
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Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH18Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
R70-R79Abnormal findings on examination of blood, without diagnosis (R70-R79)
R71Abnormality of red blood cells
R71.0Precipitous drop in hematocritBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

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categoryR71
Abnormality of red blood cells
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blockR70-R79
Abnormal findings on examination of blood, without diagnosis (R70-R79)
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chapterCH18
Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026 v43.1

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