Specific code 2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 282.42
Sickle-cell thalassemia with crisis
  • Short description: Thlassemia Hb-S w crisis.
  • ICD-9-CM 282.42 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 282.42 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 2012 version of ICD-9-CM 282.42.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 282.42: 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 282.42 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM D57.419 Sickle-cell thalassemia with crisis, unspecified
Approximate Synonyms
  • Sickle cell thalassemia disease w acute chest syndrome
  • Sickle cell thalassemia disease w crisis
  • Sickle cell thalassemia disease with acute chest syndrome
  • Sickle cell-thalassemia disease with crisis
Applies To
  • Sickle-cell thalassemia with vaso-occlusive pain
  • Thalassemia Hb-S disease with crisis
Use Additional
  • Use additional code for type of crisis, such as:
    Acute chest syndrome (517.3)
    Splenic sequestration (289.52)
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 282.42:
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • sickle-cell 282.60
      • with
        • crisis 282.62
        • Hb-S disease 282.61
        • other abnormal hemoglobin (Hb-D) (Hb-E) (Hb-G) (Hb-J) (Hb-K) (Hb-O) (Hb-P) (high fetal gene) (without crisis) 282.68
      • elliptocytosis 282.60
      • Hb-C (without crisis) 282.63
      • Hb-S 282.61
        • with
        • other abnormal hemoglobin (Hb-D) (Hb-E) (Hb-G) (Hb-J) (Hb-K) (Hb-O) (Hb-P) (high fetal gene) (without crisis) 282.68
      • spherocytosis 282.60
      • thalassemia (without crisis) 282.41
        • with
          • crisis 282.42
          • vaso-occlusive pain 282.42
  • Hemoglobinopathy (mixed) (see also Disease, hemoglobin) 282.7
    • sickle-cell 282.60
      • with thalassemia (without crisis) 282.41
        • with
          • crisis 282.42
          • vaso-occlusive pain 282.42
  • Microdrepanocytosis (thalassemia-Hb-S disease) 282.41
    • with sickle cell crisis 282.42
  • Sickle-cell
    • thalassemia (without crisis) 282.41
      • with
        • crisis 282.42
        • vaso-occlusive pain 282.42
  • Thalassemia (disease) 282.40
    • Hb-S (without crisis) 282.41
      • with
        • crisis 282.42
        • vaso-occlusive pain 282.42
    • sickle-cell (without crisis) 282.41
      • with
        • crisis 282.42
        • vaso-occlusive pain 282.42
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