R74.01

Billable
ChapterR00–R99
Ranksubcategory
Official Description

Elevation of levels of liver transaminase levels

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

Instructional Notes

Includes
  • Elevation of levels of alanine transaminase (ALT)
  • Elevation of levels of aspartate transaminase (AST)
General instructions are available for the parent sections:

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)
R74Abnormal serum enzyme levels
R74.0Nonspecific elevation of levels of transaminase and lactic acid dehydrogenase [LDH]
R74.01Elevation of levels of liver transaminase levelsBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to R74.01:

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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Code History

  • FY 2020: This code replaced R74.0 (Nonspecific elevation of levels of transaminase and lactic acid dehydrogenase [LDH])

MS-DRG Classification

2026 v43.1

This code is grouped within the following Diagnosis Related Group(s) for clinical reimbursement:

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