AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2022 Issue 4; New/Revised ICD-10-CM Codes

Transfusion-Associated Dyspnea

Code J95.87, Transfusion-associated dyspnea (TAD), has been created to capture acute respiratory distress that occurs within 24 hours of cessation of transfusion. The code was created because TAD does not meet the definition of transfusion circulatory overload (TACO), transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) or allergic reaction due to a transfusion.Transfusion related pulmonary events (TAD, TACO and TRALI) account for 35% of serious reactions and 65% of fatalities of transfusion related adverse events. TAD can be caused by red blood cell, platelet or plasma transfusions, and has been reported as an adverse effect secondary to COVID-19 convalescent plasma...

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