2006 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Diseases Of Blood And Blood-Forming Organs 280-289 > Diseases Of White Blood Cells 288.* > 2006 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 288.3 Eosinophilia View the most recent version of ICD-9-CM 288.3 A condition in which the number of eosinophils (a type of white blood cell) in the blood is greatly increased. Eosinophilia is often a response to infection or allergens (substances that cause an allergic response). Abnormal increase in eosinophils in the blood, tissues or organs. 288.3 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 288.3 contains 8 index entries View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 288.* hierarchy Alternate Terminology Eosinophilia allergic hereditary idiopathic secondary Eosinophilic leukocytosis 288.3 Excludes Löffler's syndrome (518.3) pulmonary eosinophilia (518.3)  Index entries containing 288.3: Acidocytosis 288.3 Eosinophilia 288.3 allergic 288.3 hereditary 288.3 idiopathic 288.3 infiltrative 518.3 Loeffler's 518.3 myalgia syndrome 710.5 pulmonary (tropical) 518.3 secondary 288.3 tropical 518.3 Leukocytosis eosinophilic 288.3 Syndrome - see also Disease hypereosinophilic (idiopathic) 288.3