AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2007 Issue 2; Ask the Editor

Palmar-Plantar Erythrodysesthesia (PPE)

The patient is a 59-year-old male who presented to the hospital for treatment of dermatological lesions. He had recently been diagnosed with multiple myeloma and received a regimen of chemotherapy, consisting of doxorubicin (Doxil®), Decadron, and Vincristine. Doxorubicin is an antineoplastic antibiotic. The physician’s final diagnostic statement listed, “hand-foot syndrome, otherwise known as palmar plantar erythrodysesthesia (PPE) secondary to doxorubicin.” In ICD-9-CM, under the terms hand-foot syndrome, the index directs to code 282.61, Hb-SS disease without crisis. This code assignment does not seem appropriate for this case. What is the correct code assignment for palmar plantar erythrodysesthesia (PPE)? ...

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