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Use These Codes for Anemia Following Bariatric Surgery

Published on Mon Jun 15, 2026

Question: We have a patient seeing one of our oncologists with a diagnosis of iron deficiency anemia following bariatric surgery. I'm not sure where to start on this one. Can you please give me instruction on where to begin? AAPC Forum Participant Answer: In a situation like this, you might be tempted to assign a code from K95.0.- (Complications of [...]
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