Jeff is being seen today for his hypopituitarism, induced by the drug bleomycin, initial encounter. The coder should assign code(s):

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The primary diagnosis is hypopituitarism, which is coded as E23.1. The secondary diagnosis is the adverse effect of the drug bleomycin, which caused the hypopituitarism, and is coded as T45.1X5A. The order of coding should be based on which diagnosis is primary or the reason for the encounter listed first. In this case, hypopituitarism is the primary diagnosis and should be listed first. Therefore, the correct code assignment is E23.1, T45.1X5A.

Jeff Is Being Seen Today for His Hypopituitarism, Induced by the Drug