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R04.81

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Acute idiopathic pulmonary hemorrhage in infants

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

Sudden bleeding in the lungs of infants without an identified cause, which is a serious condition requiring investigation.

Coding Tips

  • •This code is specific to infants; verify the patient's age before coding
  • •Document any associated symptoms, imaging findings, and diagnostic workup performed

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together

  • perinatal pulmonary hemorrhage (P26.-)
  • von Willebrand disease (D68.0-)

Code Hierarchy

└R04Hemorrhage from respiratory passages└R04.8Hemorrhage from other sites in respiratory passages└R04.81Acute idiopathic pulmonary hemorrhage in infants
└R04.81Acute idiopathic pulmonary hemorrhage in infants

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