What Platelet Count Is Dangerously Low? A platelet count of 20,000 or fewer per microliter is considered dangerously low, according to the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Internal bleeding or other complications can result from very low platelet counts, which can be fatal if the bleeding affects the brain or the intestines.
Managing Low Platelets
low platelet count: anything under 150,000 platelets per microliter of circulating blood is considered low (if the platelet count falls below 20,000 per microliter, spontaneous bleeding may occur and is considered life-threatening) Having abnormally high platelet counts is referred to as thrombocytosis.
Thrombocytopenia (low platelet count)
ICD-10 code: D69. 6 Thrombocytopenia, unspecified | gesund.bund.de.
Thrombocytopenia is a condition characterized by abnormally low levels of platelets, also known as thrombocytes, in the blood....ThrombocytopeniaOther namesThrombocytopaenia, thrombopeniaA photomicrograph of the blood showing thrombocytopeniaSpecialtyHematology4 more rows
Thrombocytopenia is a condition that occurs when the platelet count in your blood is too low. Platelets are tiny blood cells that are made in the bone marrow from larger cells. When you are injured, platelets stick together to form a plug to seal your wound. This plug is called a blood clot.
Z86. 2 - Personal history of diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism | ICD-10-CM.
ICD-10-CM Code for Thrombocytopenia, unspecified D69. 6.
Thrombocytopenia, unspecified D69. 6 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM D69. 6 became effective on October 1, 2021.
One of the most common causes of low platelets is a condition called immune thrombocytopenia (ITP). You may hear it called by its old name, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura.
Dangerous internal bleeding can occur when your platelet count falls below 10,000 platelets per microliter. Though rare, severe thrombocytopenia can cause bleeding into the brain, which can be fatal.
Platelets, or thrombocytes, are small, colorless cell fragments in our blood that form clots and stop or prevent bleeding.
The note in ICD-10 under codes B95-B97 states that 'these categories are provided for use as supplementary or additional codes to identify the infectious agent(s) in disease classified elsewhere', so you would not use B96. 81 as a primary diagnosis, but as an additional code with the disease listed first.
Our physicians have used IDC-10 code F07. 81 as the primary diagnosis for patients presenting with post concussion syndrome.
ITP is an autoimmune bleeding disorder caused by various etiologies, which is characterized by increased platelet destruction and impaired production, resulting in a decreased platelet count. Primary ITP is idiopathic, whereas secondary ITP is linked to an underlying condition (1).
A decrease in the number of platelets in the blood that may result in easy bruising and excessive bleeding from wound s or bleeding in mucous membranes and other tissues. A finding based on laboratory test results that indicate a decrease in number of platelets in a blood specimen. A subnormal level of blood platelets.
Clinical Information. A condition in which there is a lower-than-normal number of platelets in the blood. It may result in easy bruising and excessive bleeding from wounds or bleeding in mucous membranes and other tissues.
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