2006 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Diseases Of Blood And Blood-Forming Organs 280-289 > Hereditary Hemolytic Anemias 282.* > 2006 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 282.4 Thalassemias View the most recent version of ICD-9-CM 282.4 A group of hereditary hemolytic anemias in which there is decreased synthesis of one or more hemoglobin polypeptide chains. There are several genetic types with clinical pictures ranging from barely detectable hematologic abnormality to severe and fatal anemia. 282.4 is a non-specific code that cannot be used to specify a diagnosis View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 282.* hierarchy 282.4 Excludes sickle-cell: disease (282.60-282.69) trait (282.5)