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Anemia caused by low iron intake, inefficient iron absorption in the gastrointestinal tract, or chronic blood loss. Anemia characterized by decreased or absent iron stores, low serum iron concentration, low transferrin saturation, and low hemoglobin concentration or hematocrit value.
D64.9 is a billable/specific code for anemia, a condition with low red blood cells or hemoglobin. It covers various types of anemia, such as chronic, iron deficiency, or pregnancy-related anemia.
Microcytic anemia is a condition where your red blood cells are smaller than normal and have less hemoglobin. It can be a sign of iron deficiency, blood disorders, lead poisoning or other diseases. Learn how to diagnose and treat microcytic anemia.
Microcytic anemia is a blood disorder with small red blood cells due to low hemoglobin. Learn about the types, causes, diagnosis, and treatment of this condition that can cause fatigue, pale skin, and enlarged spleen.
Microcytosis is a low mean corpuscular volume of red blood cells, often associated with anemia. The most common causes are iron deficiency anemia and thalassemia trait. Learn how to evaluate...
Learn how to code anemia correctly with ICD-10-CM guidelines, especially for anemia associated with malignancy, chemotherapy, or chronic kidney disease. Find examples, tips, and references for different types and causes of anemia.
Chronic anemia is more common and is secondary to multiple causes. This activity describes the evaluation, diagnosis, and management of chronic anemia and highlights the role of team-based interprofessional care for affected patients.
D50.0 is a billable code for iron deficiency anemia secondary to blood loss (chronic), effective from 2016 to 2024. It excludes acute posthemorrhagic anemia, congenital anemia from fetal blood loss, and other conditions.
The differential diagnosis of hypochromic microcytic anemia can be thalassemias, anemia of chronic disease, lead poisoning, and X-linked sideroblastic anemia.
D50.8 is a specific code for other iron deficiency anemias, such as dietary causes or erythropoietin deficiency. It is effective from 2015 to 2025 and belongs to the diagnostic group 811 or 812.