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 2007 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 288.8
Other specified disease of white blood cells On October 1, 2008 the 2009 ICD-9-CM codes came into effect. Therefore, this code may be out of date.
The 2009 version of ICD-9-CM 288.8 can be accessed here. - A peripheral blood picture resembling that of leukemia or indistinguishable from it on the basis of morphologic appearance alone. (Dorland, 27th ed)
- A transient increase in the number of leukocytes in a body fluid.
- An abnormally small number of lymphocytes in the circulating blood.
- Excess of normal lymphocytes in the blood or in any effusion.
- Reduction in the number of lymphocytes.
- 288.8 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis
- 288.8 contains 7 index entries
- View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 288.* hierarchy
288.8 excludes:
Index entries containing 288.8:- Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
- white
- blood cell 288.9
- specified NEC
 288.8
Leukocytosis 288.60- basophilic 288.8
- lymphocytic 288.8
- monocytic 288.8
- neutrophilic 288.8
Myelosis (M9860/3) (see also Leukemia, myeloid) 205.9- nonleukemic (chronic) 288.8
Pseudoleukemia 288.8
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