Avoid denials with more specific diagnosis, documentation of anemia
Providers tend to complain when they document a diagnosis of “anemia” and then receive a query from a payer requesting a more specific diagnosis. Such a query often causes frustration and yields a response like “anemia not otherwise specified” or “unable to determine.” To avoid queries for non-specific anemia diagnoses, brush up on documentation and coding requirements for different types of anemia in ICD-10-CM.
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