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Know These 3 Things for Crisis-Free SCD Coding

Published on Tue Apr 25, 2023

Don’t complicate your understanding of this genetic blood disorder. Coding for sickle-cell disease (SCD) (or sickle-cell disorder as it is also referred to in ICD-10-CM) can be especially tricky. Not only do you have to document the different types of SCD correctly, but as the D57.- (Sickle-cell disorders) codes are combination codes, you have to know the specific complications that [...]
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