R79.82
R79.82: Elevated C-reactive protein (CRP)
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
R79.82 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for elevated c-reactive protein (crp). It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check R79.82 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1 inherited from the categories above R79.82
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Written on R79: Other abnormal findings of blood chemistry
- asymptomatic hyperuricemia (E79.0)
- hypoglycemia NOS (E16.2)
- neonatal hypoglycemia (P70.3-P70.4)
- specific findings indicating disorder of amino-acid metabolism (E70-E72)
- specific findings indicating disorder of carbohydrate metabolism (E73-E74)
- specific findings indicating disorder of lipid metabolism (E75.-)
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above R79.82
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Elevated, elevation›C-reactive protein(CRP)
- Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities›chemistry, blood›C-reactive protein
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.