2008 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Neoplasms 140-239 > Malignant Neoplasm Of Lymphatic And Hematopoietic Tissue 200-208 > Other Malignant Neoplasms Of Lymphoid And Histiocytic Tissue 202.* >  2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 202.4
Leukemic reticuloendotheliosis 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 Therefore, this code may be out of date.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 202.4 can be accessed here. - A neoplastic disease of the lymphoreticular cells which is considered to be a rare type of chronic leukemia; it is characterized by an insidious onset, splenomegaly, anemia, granulocytopenia, thrombocytopenia, little or no lymphadenopathy, and the presence of "hairy" or "flagellated" cells in the blood and bone marrow.
- A rare neoplasm of small B-lymphocytes with "hairy" projections in bone marrow, spleen and peripheral blood. Most patients are middle-aged to elderly adults and present with splenomegaly and pancytopenia. (WHO, 2001) -- 2003
- A type of chronic leukemia in which the abnormal white blood cells appear to be covered with tiny hairs when viewed under a microscope.
- 202.4 is a non-specific code that cannot be used to specify a diagnosis
- 202.4 contains 2 index entries
- View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 202.* hierarchy
202.4 also known as:
Index entries containing 202.4:- Leukemia, leukemic (congenital) (M9800/3) 208.9
- hairy cell (M9940/3)
 202.4
Reticuloendotheliosis- leukemic (M9940/3) 202.4
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