Neutropenia - D70
This notation helps users understand the scope of a code D70 category and provides additional information about the conditions or terms that fall under that category.
Category Includes:
- agranulocytosis
- decreased absolute neurophile count (ANC)
Use Additional Code: This note indicates that an additional code should be used in conjunction with the primary code "D70" to provide a complete picture of the patient's condition or to capture associated factors.
Use Additional:
- code for any associated:
- fever (R50.81)
- mucositis (J34.81, K12.3-, K92.81, N76.81)
Excludes1: It indicates that the conditions described by two codes cannot occur together in the same patient. These codes are mutually exclusive.
Type 1 Excludes:
- neutropenic splenomegaly (D73.81)
- transient neonatal neutropenia (P61.5)
These ranges represents subcategories of Neutropenia. The "D70" signifies that these are the diseases within this broad category.