R70.0 Elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 947-948 in MDC 23.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 790.1 Elevated sedimentation rate

Diagnosis Index entries for R70.0

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

Nearby codes

• R70 Elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate and abnormality of plasma viscosity
• R70.0 Elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate (this code)
• R70.1 Abnormal plasma viscosity