ICD-10 Code D59.39: Other hemolytic-uremic syndrome
D59.39 is a billable ICD-10 diagnosis code used to classify Other hemolytic-uremic syndrome in medical records and claims. You may see this code in hospital records, discharge summaries, insurance claims, encounter documentation, referrals, or other healthcare billing and coding records. ICD-10 codes are diagnosis classification codes used in healthcare records, reporting, coding workflows, and billing support. This code sits within the broader ICD-10 area for Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism (D50-D89).
What is this code?
ICD-10 codes are diagnosis classification codes used in healthcare records, reporting, coding workflows, and billing support. This code sits within the broader ICD-10 area for Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism (D50-D89).
When is it used?
- May be used when a clinician documents other hemolytic-uremic syndrome in a patient's medical record.
- May appear in hospital records, claims, referrals, and clinical documentation.
- This code can be used as a clinically usable diagnosis entry in standardized coding workflows.
What it does not mean
- A code alone does not explain severity, treatment plan, or outcome.
- A medical code should not be treated as a substitute for a doctor's diagnosis or advice.
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Official coding notes
- Atypical (nongenetic) hemolytic uremic syndrome
- Secondary hemolytic-uremic syndrome
- code, if applicable, for adverse effect to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5)
- , if applicable, any associated:
- COVID-19 (U07.1)
- complications of kidney transplant (T86.1-)
- complications of heart transplant (T86.2-)
- complications of liver transplant (T86.4-)
- , if applicable, any associated:
- COVID-19 (U07.1)
- complications of kidney transplant (T86.1-)
- complications of heart transplant (T86.2-)
- complications of liver transplant (T86.4-)
- code, if applicable, for adverse effect to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5)
- , if applicable, any associated condition, such as:
- hypertensive emergency (I16.1)
- malignant neoplasm (C00-C96)
- systemic lupus erythematosus (M32.-)
Where you may see this code
You may see this code in hospital records, discharge summaries, insurance claims, encounter documentation, referrals, or other healthcare billing and coding records.
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