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R71 - Abnormality of red blood cells


The ICD 10 Code for Abnormality of red blood cells is listed as R71.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: R71
Description: Abnormality of red blood cells
  • Excludes1: anemias (D50-D64)
  • anemia of premature infant (P61.2)
  • benign (familial) polycythemia (D75.0)
  • congenital anemias (P61.2-P61.4)
  • newborn anemia due to isoimmunization (P55.-)
  • polycythemia neonatorum (P61.1)
  • polycythemia NOS (D75.1)
  • polycythemia vera (D45)
  • secondary polycythemia (D75.1)
Chapter Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of R71:
R71.0 - Precipitous drop in hematocrit
R71.8 - Other abnormality of red blood cells