AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2025 Issue 1; Ask the Editor

Functional Asplenia due to Sickle Cell Disease

A five-year-old patient with sickle cell disease was admitted due to acute onset abdominal pain. The patient was diagnosed with splenic sequestration crisis and functional asplenia due to sickle cell disease. When referencing asplenia in the Alphabetic Index, code Q89.01, Asplenia (congenital), is provided; however, that code appears to capture absence of the spleen. What is the appropriate code assignment for functional asplenia due to sickle cell disease? ...

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