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Know How to Support These Immunodeficiency Codes

Published on Wed Jan 24, 2024

Question: What kind of support is needed to report D84.821? Do I need to see an immunosuppressant in the meds list? Does the provider need to tell me the drug? AAPC Forum Participant Answer: According to AHA ICD-10 Coding Clinic Vol 7, No. 4 (2020), ICD-10-CM introduced the following codes in 2020 for the following reasons: D84.821 (Immunodeficiency due to drugs) documents [...]
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