2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 280.9
Iron deficiency anemia, unspecified
- 2015
- Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
- Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015
- ICD-9-CM 280.9 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 280.9 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
Convert to ICD-10-CM:
280.9 converts directly to:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM D50.9 Iron deficiency anemia, unspecified
Approximate Synonyms
- Anemia, iron deficiency
- Anemia, microcytic
- Anemia, microcytic, hypochromic
- Anemia, microcytic, normochromic
- Anemia, normocytic, hypochromic
- Iron deficiency anemia
- Iron deficiency anemia of pregnancy
- Maternal anemia, iron deficiency, antepartum
- Maternal anemia, iron deficiency, before birth
- Microcytic anemia
- Microcytic hypochromic anemia
- Microcytic normochromic anemia
- Normocytic hypochromic anemia
Clinical Information
- Anemia caused by low iron intake, inefficient iron absorption in the gastrointestinal tract, or chronic blood loss
- Anemia characterized by decreased or absent iron stores, low serum iron concentration, low transferrin saturation, and low hemoglobin concentration or hematocrit value. The erythrocytes are hypochromic and microcytic and the iron binding capacity is increased
Applies To
- Anemia:
- achlorhydric
- chlorotic
- idiopathic hypochromic
- iron [Fe] deficiency NOS
anemia 280.9
achlorhydric 280.9
