Male patient admitted with gastrointestinal hemorrhage resulting in acute blood loss anemia. Colonoscopy and Esophagogastroduodenoscopy fail to reveal source of bleed.

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- 578.9 (Unspecified Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage)
- 285.1 (Acute blood loss anemia)
- 45.13 (Esophagogastroduodenoscopy with biopsy)
- 45.23 (Colonoscopy with biopsy)

The patient's primary diagnosis is gastrointestinal hemorrhage (578.9), and the acute blood loss anemia (285.1) is a result of this. Both colonoscopy and Esophagogastroduodenoscopy fail to reveal the source of the bleed, so codes 45.13 and 45.23 (endoscopic biopsies) are also appropriate.

Male Patient Admitted with Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Resulting in Acute Blood