Anemia is a common condition frequently reported in family practices. The condition includes a wide range of classifications based on cause, severity, and underlying disease. Accurate reporting requires a clear understanding of ICD-10-CM anemia codes, proper clinical...
Liver cancer is the growth and spread of unhealthy cells in the liver. Located in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen (right below the ribs), the liver is the largest glandular organ in the body that performs various critical functions to keep the body free of...
Factitious disorder is a mental health condition in which people fake a physical or mental illness for sympathy and attention. People suffering from this disorder crave the attention of doctors and other medical professionals by appearing sick purposely or by...
Almost 120 million adults in the US (48.1%) have hypertension, and of those, 92.9 million (77.4%) have uncontrolled hypertension, according to a JAMA study published in September 2024. Proper ICD-10 coding of hypertension can help demonstrate the severity of the...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released the fiscal year (FY) 2019 ICD-10-CM (diagnosis) code changes. The ICD-10-CM code set for 2019 includes 279 additions, 51 deletions, and 143 revised codes – making it 71,932 codes, compared to...
