2006 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Diseases Of Blood And Blood-Forming Organs 280-289 > ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 280 Iron deficiency anemias 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. 280 is a non-specific code that cannot be used to specify a diagnosis ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 280.0 Iron deficiency anemia secondary to blood loss (chronic) 280.0 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 280.0 contains 19 index entries ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 280.1 Iron deficiency anemia secondary to inadequate dietary iron intake 280.1 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 280.1 contains 3 index entries ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 280.8 Other specified iron deficiency anemias A syndrome of DYSPHAGIA with IRON-DEFICIENCY ANEMIA that is due to congenital anomalies in the ESOPHAGUS (such as cervical esophageal webs). It is known as Patterson-Kelly syndrome in the United Kingdom. 280.8 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 280.8 contains 17 index entries ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 280.9 Iron deficiency anemia unspecified 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. 280.9 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 280.9 contains 34 index entries