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2008 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Neoplasms 140-239 > Malignant Neoplasm Of Lymphatic And Hematopoietic Tissue 200-208 > Leukemia Of Unspecified Cell Type 208.* >

2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 208.0

Leukemia of unspecified cell type acute

  • A clonal (malignant) hematopoietic disorder affecting the bone marrow and the peripheral blood. The malignant cells show minimal differentiation and are called blasts, either myeloid blasts (myeloblasts) or lymphoid blasts (lymphoblasts). According to the type of blasts present, acute leukemias are classified as acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and precursor lymphoblastic or acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). -- 2004
  • A rapidly progressing cancer of the blood-forming tissue (bone marrow).
  • 208.0 is a non-specific code that cannot be used to specify a diagnosis
  • 208.0 contains 6 index entries
  • View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 208.* hierarchy

208.0 also known as:

  • Acute leukemia NOS
  • Blast cell leukemia
  • Stem cell leukemia

208.0 excludes:

  • acute exacerbation of chronic unspecified leukemia (208.1)


Index entries containing 208.0:

Leukemia, leukemic (congenital) (M9800/3) 208.9
  • acute NEC (M9801/3) 208.0
  • blast (cell) (M9801/3) 208.0
  • blastic (M9801/3) 208.0
    • granulocytic (M9861/3) 205.0
  • hemoblastic (M9801/3) 208.0
  • stem cell (M9801/3) 208.0
  • undifferentiated (M9801/3) 208.0