Effective from
- Inherited rules changed
Finding of opiate drug in blood
Billable diagnosis code
CDC/NCHS · FY2027code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
Coverage depends on the payer, service and applicable policy. A billable code does not guarantee payment.
For US diagnosis claims covered by HIPAA, ICD-10-CM is required from October 1, 2015.
Use the service date for outpatient/professional claims and the discharge date for hospital inpatient claims. Earlier encounters use ICD-9-CM; each individual code must also be valid for the applicable date.
Official coding guidelines → · CMS ↗First observed · 2015-10-01
Latest recorded change · FY2027
Effective from
Finding of opiate drug in blood
Billable diagnosis code
CDC/NCHS · FY2027| All editions | Effective from | Code history |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 2015-10-01 | First observed |
| FY2017 | 2016-10-01 | Inherited rules changed |
| FY2018 | 2017-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2019 | 2018-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 | 2019-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 · April | 2020-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 | 2020-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 · 01-01 | 2021-01-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 | 2021-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 · 04-01 | 2022-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 | 2022-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 · 04-01 | 2023-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 | 2023-10-01 | Inherited rules changed |
| FY2024 · 04-01 | 2024-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 | 2024-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 · 04-01 | 2025-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 | 2025-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 · April | 2026-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2027 | 2026-10-01 | Inherited rules changed |
Historical mapping only; not an automatic code substitution.
The official Tabular List has no additional instructions at this code level.
Review the instructions inherited from its parent categories below. Inherited instructions ↓
code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
Other entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| R78.0 | Finding of alcohol in blood | Billable / specific |
| R78.2 | Finding of cocaine in blood | Billable / specific |
| R78.3 | Finding of hallucinogen in blood | Billable / specific |
| R78.4 | Finding of other drugs of addictive potential in blood | Billable / specific |
| R78.5 | Finding of other psychotropic drug in blood | Billable / specific |
| R78.6 | Finding of steroid agent in blood | Billable / specific |
| R78.7 | Finding of abnormal level of heavy metals in blood | Category · further specificity required |
| R78.8 | Finding of other specified substances, not normally found in blood | Category · further specificity required |
| R78.9 | Finding of unspecified substance, not normally found in blood | Billable / specific |
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