| ICD-10-CM Code | ICD-10-CM Description |
|---|---|
| D61.1 | Drug-induced aplastic anemia (aplastic anemia due to antineoplastic chemotherapy) |
| D61.810 | Antineoplastic chemotherapy induced pancytopenia |
| D64.81 | Anemia due to antineoplastic chemotherapy |
| D70.1 | Agranulocytosis secondary to cancer chemotherapy |
ICD-10 code D64. 81 for Anemia due to antineoplastic chemotherapy 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 .
1 for Encounter for antineoplastic chemotherapy and immunotherapy is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Factors influencing health status and contact with health services .
Chemotherapy-induced anemia (CIA) is a consequence of malignant invasion of normal tissue leading to blood loss, bone marrow infiltration with disruption of erythropoiesis, and functional iron deficiency as a consequence of inflammation.
ICD-10-CM Code for Anemia in neoplastic disease D63. 0.
Code D64. 9 is the diagnosis code used for Anemia, Unspecified, it falls under the category of diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism. Anemia specifically, is a condition in which the number of red blood cells is below normal.
ICD-10-CM Code for Adverse effect of antineoplastic and immunosuppressive drugs, initial encounter T45. 1X5A.
One common side effect is chemotherapy-induced anemia. Anemia means you don't have enough red blood cells to properly carry oxygen around your body. This condition develops when chemotherapy drugs damage the cells in your bone marrow that create red blood cells.
If chemotherapy causes anemia, your doctor may prescribe medications called erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs). ESAs are forms of erythropoietin made in the laboratory. They work by telling your bone marrow to make more red blood cells.
Cancer treatments, such as chemotherapy and radiation therapy, as well as cancers that affect the bone marrow, can cause anemia. When you are anemic, your body does not have enough red blood cells.
11, Encounter for antineoplastic chemotherapy; or Z51. 12, encounter of antineoplastic immunotherapy as the first-listed or principal diagnosis.
If the physician just documents anemia it is 285.9 and anemia requiring blood transfusion is 285.9.
If a patient admission/encounter is solely for the administration of chemotherapy, immunotherapy or external beam radiation therapy assign code Z51.
ICD-10 code Z79. 899 for Other long term (current) drug therapy is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Factors influencing health status and contact with health services .
Code 96413 (chemotherapy administration, intravenous infusion technique; up to one hour, single or initial substance/drug) would be used to report the first 90 minutes of the infusion.
Types of Anemia: We will see few types of anemia which are frequently seen in medical records. Iron deficiency anemia –Iron is needed in blood to make hemoglobin. Iron deficiency anemia occurs when there is very low amount of iron in blood. Mostly this can happen in woman due to heavy menstruation.
Symptoms and diagnosis: All types of anemia has similar symptoms like dizziness, pale skin, light-headedness, fast heart beat, shortness of breath. As a part of confirming the diagnosis doctor may ask your personal and family history and also do a Physical exam and blood test CBC (complete blood count).
Anemia can occur due to many reasons such as blood loss, any other disease, during pregnancy, nutrition deficiency, drug induced and many more. So, there are plenty of Anemia ICD 10 codes and will discuss later on the same.
Blood loss anemia – One can become anemic due to severe blood loss. Once the cause is corrected that person becomes normal. This is termed as acute blood loss anemia. But sometimes, for example, in case of stomach ulcers, occult blood can happen for a long time.
Code sequencing matters when the admission/encounter is for management of anemia associated with malignancy, and the treatment is only for the anemia. According to ICD-10-CM guidelines, the appropriate code for the malignancy is sequenced as the principal (or first-listed) diagnosis, followed by the appropriate code for the anemia.
What if the reason for admission is for management of anemia associated with an adverse effect of chemotherapy or immunotherapy, and the treatment is only for the anemia? In this case, sequence the anemia code first, followed by the codes for the neoplasm and the adverse effect.
When a patient has chronic kidney disease (CKD) and anemia, assign the appropriate code from category N18 Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and code D63.1 Anemia in chronic kidney disease.
Anemia is very common but may present for any number of reasons. You must know the reason to code this condition correctly and with the utmost specificity. If it is not clear in the documentation, query the provider.