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ICD-10-CM · Chapter 3 · D50D89

D57.811

Other sickle-cell disorders with acute chest syndrome

Diseases of the blood and immune mechanism

Quick facts

Code
D57.811
Type
Billable code
ICD-10-CM chapter
Chapter 3 — Diseases of the blood and immune mechanism
Category
D57 — Sickle-cell disorders
Specificity
6 characters

How coders use this code

ICD-10-CM D57.811 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of other sickle-cell disorders with acute chest syndrome. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.

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