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R70.0

R70.0: Elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

R70.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Elevated, elevation›erythrocyte sedimentation rate
  • Elevated, elevation›sedimentation rate
  • Findings, abnormal, inconclusive, without diagnosis›sedimentation rate, elevated

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under R70

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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