Question: A patient with mild (stage II) chronic kidney disease presented for increased lethargy, which the physician diagnosed as anemia. Which condition should I list first: anemia or CKD?
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Answer: The correct diagnoses sequence would be: 285.21 ��” Anemia in chronic kidney disease, first, and585.2 ��” Chronic kidney disease, Stage II (mild).
Use the anemia codes as the principal/first listed code if the reason for the encounter is to treat the anemia, states the ICD-9-CM Official [...]