Acute posthemorrhagic anemia (D62)
ICD-10 code D62 is used to identify acute posthemorrhagic anemia, a condition where anemia develops rapidly after significant blood loss. This code is crucial for documenting and diagnosing cases of sudden anemia caused by events like trauma or surgery.
Acute posthemorrhagic anemia, also known by synonyms such as anemia following acute postoperative blood loss, normocytic anemia following acute bleed, or simply anemia due to blood loss, refers to a rapid drop in red blood cells occurring after an acute hemorrhage. The ICD-10 code D62 covers these scenarios where the anemia is directly linked to recent severe bleeding rather than chronic causes. Medical coders use this code to accurately capture conditions involving sudden blood loss leading to anemia, helping healthcare providers track episodes related to trauma, surgery, or other hemorrhagic events. Understanding these synonyms helps ensure the correct coding of patients presenting with quickly developing anemia after blood loss.
Instructional Notations
Type 1 Excludes
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
