There are 3 ICD-9-CM codes below 205.9 that define this diagnosis in greater detail. Do not use this code on a reimbursement claim.
Diagnosis Definition(s)
leukemia characterized by an uncontrolled proliferation of the myeloid lineage and their precursors in the bone marrow and other sites.
A clonal proliferation of myeloid cells and their precursors in the bone marrow, peripheral blood, and spleen. When the proliferating cells are immature myeloid cells and myeloblasts, it is called acute myeloid leukemia. When the proliferating myeloid cells are neutrophils, it is called chronic myelogenous leukemia.
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index Entries That Refer To 205.9
2010 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 205.9
205.9
