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Specific code 2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 238.73
High grade myelodysplastic syndrome lesions
  • Short description: HI GRDE MYELODYS SYN LES.
  • ICD-9-CM 238.73 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 238.73 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 2008 version of ICD-9-CM 238.73.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 238.73: 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 238.73 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM D46.22 Refractory anemia with excess of blasts 2
Approximate Synonyms
  • Anemia, excess blasts in transformation, refractor
  • Myelodysplastic syndrome lesions, high grade
  • Refractory anemia w excess blasts
  • Refractory anemia w excess blasts in transformation
  • Refractory anemia with excess blasts
  • Refractory anemia with excess blasts (clinical)
  • Refractory anemia with excess blasts in transformation
  • Refractory anemia with excess blasts in transformation (clinical)
  • Refractory anemia with excess blasts-1
  • Refractory anemia with excess blasts-2
Applies To
  • Refractory anemia with excess blasts-1 (RAEB-1)
  • Refractory anemia with excess blasts-2 (RAEB-2)
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 238.73:
  • Anemia 285.9
    • refractory (primary) 238.72
      • with
        • excess
          • blasts-1 (RAEB-1) 238.73
          • blasts-2 (RAEB-2) 238.73
        • hemochromatosis 238.72
        • ringed sideroblasts (RARS) 238.72
      • megaloblastic 281.3
      • sideroblastic 238.72
      • sideropenic 280.9
  • Lesion(s)
    • high grade myelodysplastic syndrome 238.73
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • high grade myelodysplastic 238.73
      • with 5q deletion 238.73
    • myelodysplastic 238.75
      • with 5q deletion 238.74
      • high grade with 5q deletion 238.73
 238.72 ICD9Data.com 238.74 
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