ICD-10 code D57 for Sickle-cell disorders is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism .
Periodic episodes of extreme pain, called pain crises, are a major symptom of sickle cell anemia. Pain develops when sickle-shaped red blood cells block blood flow through tiny blood vessels to your chest, abdomen and joints. The pain varies in intensity and can last for a few hours to a few days.
ICD-10 code R52 for Pain, unspecified is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified .
Other specified counselingICD-10 code Z71. 89 for Other specified counseling is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Factors influencing health status and contact with health services .
Four major types of crises are recognised in sickle cell anaemia: aplastic, acute sequestration, hyper-haemolytic, and vaso-occlusive crises.
We define a pain crisis as an event in which the patient reports severe, uncontrolled pain that is causing the patient, family, or both severe distress. The pain may be acute in onset or may have progressed gradually to an intolerable threshold (as determined by the patient), but requires immediate intervention.
ICD-10 code G89. 1 for Acute pain, not elsewhere classified is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the nervous system .
ICD-10 code G89. 4 for Chronic pain syndrome is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the nervous system .
Coding Guidelines for Pain338.0, Central pain syndrome.338.11, Acute pain due to trauma.338.12, Acute post-thoracotomy pain.338.18, Other acute postoperative pain.338.19, Other acute pain.338.21, Chronic pain due to trauma.338.22, Chronic post-thoracotomy pain.338.28, Other chronic postoperative pain.More items...
ICD-10 code Z51. 81 for Encounter for therapeutic drug level monitoring is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Factors influencing health status and contact with health services .
The patient's primary diagnostic code is the most important. Assuming the patient's primary diagnostic code is Z76. 89, look in the list below to see which MDC's "Assignment of Diagnosis Codes" is first.
Z76. 89 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.