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Z90.81

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Acquired absence of spleen

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

What This Code Means

A person who has had their spleen surgically removed or lost due to injury or disease. The spleen helps fight infections and filter blood.

Coding Tips

  • •Use this code for post-surgical splenectomy or traumatic loss of spleen
  • •Document whether absence is due to surgical removal, trauma, or disease process

Code Hierarchy

└Z90Acquired absence of organs, not elsewhere classified└Z90.8Acquired absence of other organs└Z90.81Acquired absence of spleen
└Z90.81Acquired absence of spleen

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