AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2019 Issue 1; Ask the Editor

Pancytopenia due to Acute Myelogenous Leukemia

A patient presented to the hospital with severe fatigue. Complete blood count (CBC) showed low platelets, red and white blood cells. Further workup included bone marrow biopsy that revealed acute myelogenous leukemia. The provider’s final diagnostic statement listed “Pancytopenia due to acute myelogenous leukemia (AML)”. Is the pancytopenia coded in addition to the AML, or is it considered inherent to the AML and therefore not coded separately? ...

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