Methemoglobinemia, unspecified. D74.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2019 edition of ICD-10-CM D74.9 became effective on October 1, 2018.
Clinical Information. A condition in which a higher-than-normal amount of methemoglobin is found in the blood. Methemoglobin is a form of hemoglobin that cannot carry oxygen. In methemoglobinemia, tissues cannot get enough oxygen. Symptoms may include headache, dizziness, fatigue, shortness of breath, nausea, vomiting, rapid heartbeat, ...
Methemoglobinemia can be caused by injury or being exposed to certain drugs, chemicals, or foods. It can also be an inherited condition. An inherited or acquired condition characterized by abnormally increased levels of methemoglobin in the blood.
Signs and symptoms include cyanosis, dyspnea, headache, fatigue, mental status changes, and loss of consciousness. The presence of methemoglobin in the blood, resulting in cyanosis. A small amount of methemoglobin is present in the blood normally, but injury or toxic agents convert a larger proportion of hemoglobin into methemoglobin, ...
Symptoms may include headache, dizziness, fatigue, shortness of breath, nausea, vomiting, rapid heartbeat, loss of muscle coordination, and blue-colored skin. Methemoglobinemia can be caused by injury or being exposed to certain drugs, chemicals, or foods.
Methemoglobinemia can be caused by injury or being exposed to certain drugs, chemicals, or foods. It can also be an inherited condition. An inherited or acquired condition characterized by abnormally increased levels of methemoglobin in the blood.
METHEMOGLOBINEMIA-. the presence of methemoglobin in the blood resulting in cyanosis. a small amount of methemoglobin is present in the blood normally but injury or toxic agents convert a larger proportion of hemoglobin into methemoglobin which does not function reversibly as an oxygen carrier. methemoglobinemia may be due to a defect in the enzyme nadh methemoglobin reductase an autosomal recessive trait or to an abnormality in hemoglobin m an autosomal dominant trait. dorland 27th ed
The General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) crosswalk indicates an approximate mapping between the ICD-10 code D74.9 its ICD-9 equivalent. The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 code and the ICD-9 code and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.
Your blood is living tissue made up of liquid and solids. The liquid part, called plasma , is made of water, salts and protein. Over half of your blood is plasma. The solid part of your blood contains red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets.