2008 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Diseases Of The Blood And Blood-Forming Organs 280-289 >  2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 280
Iron deficiency anemias- Anemia characterized by decreased or absent iron stores, low serum iron concentration, low transferrin saturation, and low hemoglobin concentration or hematocrit value. The erythrocytes are hypochromic and microcytic and the iron binding capacity is increased.
- 280 is a non-specific code that cannot be used to specify a diagnosis
280 includes: - anemia:
- asiderotic
- hypochromic-microcytic
- sideropenic
280 excludes: - familial microcytic anemia (282.49)
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