Question

Mrs. Fryer visits her nephrologist for an erythropoietin (EPO) injection for her anemia. She has Stage 3 chronic kidney disease, which is the cause of the anemia. Applying the coding concept from ICD-10-CM guideline I.A.13., what ICD-10-CM code(s) should be reported for the EPO injection

Answer 1

Answer: N18.3, D63.1

The ICD-10-CM codes to be reported for Mrs Fryer EPO injection is N18.3, D63.1

N18.3 ; For Stage three kidney disease

F63.1 ; To show any sign of anaemia in people suffering from kidney disease.

Explanation: ICD-10-CM is a type of diagnosing tool they is used in the United states to code all diagnoses in all healthcare settings.

Anaemia is a blood disorder that is characterised by decrease in the quality and quantity of red blood cell in circulation in the body.

Erythropoetin is a hormone in the body that is triggered by decrease in the oxygen level in the blood,it is produced by the kidneys and it promotes the rate at which the bone marrow forms or produces red blood cell.

Mrs Fryer has stage 3 kidney disease which means that the kidney is grossly diseased and can't perform it's functions any longer one of which includes the production of erythropoetin,this erythropoetin is now administered to her artificially other than the natural one the body produces inorder to make up to the one the diseased kidney couldn't produce,this m erythropoetin will help the bone marrow to produce red blood cell in order to combat the anaemia that Mrs Fryer is facing/suffering from.

Answer 2

N18.3, D63.1

Step-by-step explanation:

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is defined as the condition in human body that is known for by step by step loss of kidney function over a time being. N18.3 is usually given to patient in stage 3 of CKD. Epoetin injection is an artifical of human erythropoietin (EPO). naturally, EPO is produced in the body, by the kidneys largely. It energies or encourage the bone marrow to produce red blood cells. lack of EPO in the body can lead to severe occurence of anemia.D63.1 is usually called a chargeable ICD code. it is specifically used to show a diagnosis of anemia in chronic kidney disease.