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DOCUMENTATION OF ANEMIA SHOULD INCLUDE THE TYPE OF ANEMIA

  • Nutritional
  • Hemolytic
  • Aplastic
  • Due To Blood Loss
  • Drug Induced

INCLUDE IN DOCUMENTATION IF ANEMIA IS DUE TO NUTRITION OR
MINERAL DEFICITS, RESULTING IN A NUTRITIONAL ANEMIA

DOCUMENT IF THE ANEMIA IS DUE TO NEOPLASM
(PRIMARY AND/OR SECONDARY)

DOCUMENT WHETHER THE ANEMIA IS RELATED OR DUE TO
“CHEMO OR RADIATION TREATMENTS

DOCUMENT THE SPECIFIC DRUG IF ANEMIA IS DRUG-INDUCED
DOCUMENT ANY ASSOCIATED DIAGNOSES/CONDITIONS
DUE TO “ENZYME DISORDERS”:

  • Glucose-6-phosphate Dehrogenase
  • Glutashion Metabolism
  • Glycolytic Enzymes
  • Due To Nucleotide Metabolism

DOCUMENT ANY CAUSE-AND-EFFECT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE
INTERVENTION AND THE BLOOD OR IMMUNE DISORDER

THALASSEMIA

  • Alpha Thalassemia
  • Beta Thalassemia
  • Delta-beta Thalassemia
  • Hereditary Persistence Of Fetal Hemoglobin
  • Hemoglobin E-beta Thalassemia

SICKLE CELL DISORDERS PRESENT

  • Specify If “With” Or “Without Crisis”

INCLUDE DOCUMENTATION OF WHETHER THE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA IS:

  • Hereditary
  • Acquired
  • Enzyme Disorder
  • Autoimmune
  • Non-autoimmune

Disclaimer

The information on this website highlights certain documentation requirements, not all documentation requirements. This information does not supplant the ICD-10-CM official coding guidelines and or AHA Coding Clinic® which are the authoritative source for information about ICD-10-CM. Please refer to an ICD-10-CM code book and AHA Coding Clinic® for additional information and interpretations that may not be reflected on this website. The information here is intended for education purposes only.