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ICD-10-CM Code for Abnormality of red blood cells R71

ICD-10 code R71 for Abnormality of red blood cells is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified .

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Abnormality of red blood cells
Excludes1: anemias (D50-D64)
anemia of premature infant (P61.2)
benign (familial) polycythemia (D75.0)
congenital anemias (P61.2-P61.4)
newborn anemia due to isoimmunization (P55.-)
polycythemia neonatorum (P61.1)
polycythemia NOS (D75.1)
polycythemia vera (D45)
secondary polycythemia (D75.1)
 
R71 Abnormality of red blood cells
Child Code
Precipitous drop in hematocrit
Child Code
Other abnormality of red blood cells

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Using R71.0 (precipitous drop in hematocrit)
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