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Specific code 2006 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 285.0
Sideroblastic anemia
  • ICD-9-CM 285.0 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 285.0 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).
  • You are viewing the 2006 version of ICD-9-CM 285.0.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 285.0: 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 285.0 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM D64.0 Hereditary sideroblastic anemia
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM D64.1 Secondary sideroblastic anemia due to disease
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM D64.2 Secondary sideroblastic anemia due to drugs and toxins
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM D64.3 Other sideroblastic anemias
Approximate Synonyms
  • Anemia, drug induced sideroblastic
  • Anemia, hereditary sideroblastic
  • Anemia, sideroblastic
  • Anemia, sideroblastic due to medical disease
  • Drug induced sideroblastic anemia
  • Hereditary sideroblastic anemia
  • Secondary sideroblastic anemia due to disease
  • Secondary sideroblastic anemia due to drug
  • Sideroblastic anemia due to medical disease
285.0 Excludes
  • refractory sideroblastic anemia (238.7)
Applies To
  • 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
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 285.0:
  • Anemia 285.9
    • hypochromic (idiopathic) (microcytic) (normoblastic) 280.9
      • with iron loading 285.0
      • due to blood loss (chronic) 280.0
      • 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
    • vitamin
      • B6-responsive 285.0
      • B12 deficiency (dietary) 281.1
  • Erythropoiesis, idiopathic ineffective 285.0
  • Pseudothalassemia 285.0
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