Type 2 MI occurs when the heart’s oxygen demand exceeds supply, often due to factors like anemia or shock, without the presence of CAD-related necrosis. 5. How does coding differ for Type 2 Myocardial Infarction? Type 2 MI is assigned code I21.A1, while demand ischemia is coded as I...
1) Anemia associated with malignancy When admission/encounter is for management of an anemia associated with the malignancy, and the treatment is only for anemia, the appropriate anemia code (such as code 285.22, Anemia in neoplastic disease) is designated as the principal diagnosis and is followed...
The patient is admitted to the hospital on June 1 and is diagnosed with acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (ICD-10code I21.9). On July 7, the provider sees the patient for a follow-up visit and the patient receives care related to the myocardial infarction. In the scenario described ...