2006 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Diseases Of Blood And Blood-Forming Organs 280-289 > Other And Unspecified Anemias 285.* > 2006 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 285.0 Sideroblastic anemia View the most recent version of ICD-9-CM 285.0 A myelodysplastic syndrome characterized mainly by dysplasia of the erythroid series. Refractory anemia is uncommon. It is primarily a disease of older adults. The median survival exceeds 5 years. (WHO, 2001) -- 2003 Anemia characterized by the presence of erythroblasts containing excessive deposits of iron in the marrow. 285.0 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 285.0 contains 9 index entries View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 285.* hierarchy Alternate Terminology Anemia: hypochromic with iron loading sideroachrestic sideroblastic: acquired congenital hereditary primary secondary (drug-induced) (due to disease) sex-linked hypochromic vitamin B6-responsive Pyridoxine-responsive (hypochromic) anemia 285.0 Excludes refractory sideroblastic anemia (238.7)  Index entries containing 285.0: Anemia 285.9 hypochromic (idiopathic) (microcytic) (normoblastic) 280.9 with iron loading 285.0 familial sex linked 285.0 pyridoxine-responsive 285.0 pyridoxine-responsive (hypochromic) 285.0 sideroachrestic 285.0 sideroblastic (acquired) (any type) (congenital) (drug-induced) (due to disease) (hereditary) (primary) (secondary) (sex-linked hypochromic) (vitamin B6 responsive) 285.0 refractory vitamin B6-responsive 285.0 Erythropoiesis, idiopathic ineffective 285.0 Pseudothalassemia 285.0