Oncology & Hematology Coding Alert

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Pay Attention to Details for Chemotherapy Induced Anemia

Question: A patient who is in treatment for lymphoma has developed anemia. The patient presented for weakness and is now under treatment for anemia. How can we report this condition? Alabama Subscriber Answer: The anemia in the patient is an adverse event due to the chemotherapy for lymphoma treatment. For this chemotherapy induced anemia, you report ICD-9-CM code 285.3 (Antineoplastic chemotherapy induced [...]
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