icd-10-cm code for febrile neutropenia

by Dr. Flavio Crooks Sr. 5 min read

Neutropenia, unspecified
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM D70. 9 became effective on October 1, 2021.

How to pronounce febrile neutropenia?

Febrile neutropenia (also known as neutropenic fever or neutropenic sepsis) is one of a handful of oncologic emergencies. It’s in the same notorious group as TLS, hypercalcemia, and spinal cord compression. But unlike the other oncologic emergencies, neutropenic fever is relatively asymptomatic. In fact, fever is often the only symptom present. That doesn’t sound so bad, right?

What are the differential diagnoses for neutropenia?

  • Iso (allo)-immune neutropenia in neonates
  • Cyclic neutropenia
  • Ethnic neutropenia/leukopenia
  • Hypersplenism
  • Neutropenia due to drugs
  • Neutropenia associated with systemic autoimmune disease
  • Severe congenital neutropenia, autosomal recessive and autosomal dominant
  • Transient leukopenia/neutropenia associated with viral infection

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Do antipyretics prolong febrile illness?

The study on children with febrile illness with no bacterial focus found no difference in duration of other symptoms. In children with acute infection, antipyretics do not appear to prolong the duration of febrile illness, and may shorten the duration to fever resolution. Abstracted from: Purssell E, While AE.

What are the treatment options for febrile seizures?

You cannot stop a seizure once it starts, but you can do the following to protect your child:

  • Try to stay calm.
  • Place the child on his or her side on a safe, flat surface, such as the floor. Keep the child away from furniture or objects that may cause injury.
  • Do not restrain your child or put anything between his or her teeth.
  • Observe your child carefully so you can describe the events to your doctor.
  • Keep track of the time. ...

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What is the ICD-10 code for febrile neutropenia?

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code D72 D72.

How do you code neutropenic Fever?

The fever code is added to describe the neutropenia. For this query, the fever would be coded to R50. 9 Fever, unspecified.

When do you code R50 81?

ICD-10 code R50. 81 for Fever presenting with conditions classified elsewhere is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified .

What is the ICD-10 code for febrile illness?

ICD-10-CM Code for Fever, unspecified R50. 9.

What is febrile neutropenia?

Listen to pronunciation. (FEH-brile noo-troh-PEE-nee-uh) A condition marked by fever and a lower-than-normal number of neutrophils in the blood. A neutrophil is a type of white blood cell that helps fight infection.

What is neutropenic fever?

Neutropenic fever is defined as a single oral temperature greater than or equal to 101 F, or a temperature greater than or equal to 100.4 F for at least an hour, with an absolute neutrophilic count (ANC) of less than 1500 cells/microliter.

What is the diagnosis for ICD-10 code R50 9?

9: Fever, unspecified.

What is acute febrile illness?

Acute febrile illness was defined as a patient with fever of 38°C or higher at presentation to ED or history of fever that persisted for 2–7 days with no localizing source.

What is the ICD-10 diagnosis code for Fever and chills?

Fever presenting with conditions classified elsewhere The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM R50. 81 became effective on October 1, 2021. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of R50.

What is unspecified fever?

Article Sections. Fever of unknown origin (FUO) in adults is defined as a temperature higher than 38.3 C (100.9 F) that lasts for more than three weeks with no obvious source despite appropriate investigation.

What is the ICD-10 diagnosis code for leukocytosis?

288.60 - Leukocytosis, unspecified | ICD-10-CM.