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Find Correct Code for Folate Deficiency Diagnosis

Published on Tue Nov 25, 2025

Question: A provider saw a 35-year-old patient who complained of fatigue. The patient’s record showed past iron-deficiency anemia, and the provider mentioned this and ordered bloodwork to check the patient’s iron levels, as well as folate levels. The provider recorded that the blood test results showed that the patient is deficient in folate but not iron, nor is the patient [...]
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