2006 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 203.0
Multiple myeloma
- malignant neoplasm of plasma cells usually arising in the bone marrow and manifested by skeletal destruction, bone pain, and the presence of anomalous immunoglobulins.
- (mye-eh-LO-ma) Cancer that arises in plasma cells (white blood cells that produce antibodies).
- A bone marrow-based plasma cell neoplasm characterized by a serum monoclonal protein and skeletal destruction with osteolytic lesions, pathological fractures, bone pain, hypercalcemia, and anemia. Clinical variants include non-secretory myeloma, smoldering myeloma, indolent myeloma, and plasma cell leukemia. (WHO, 2001)
- There are 2 ICD-9-CM codes below 203.0 that define this diagnosis in greater detail. Do not use this code on a reimbursement claim.
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ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 203.0:
myelopathic (M9730/3) 
Bozzolo's (multiple myeloma) (M9730/3) 
