2013 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 282.0
Hereditary spherocytosis
- includes hereditary erythrocyte membrane defects, enzyme deficiencies, hemoglobin abnormalities, stem cell defects (paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria), and alloimmune (Rh) disease of newborn.
- autosomal dominant trait marked by splenomegaly, jaundice, and fragile, spheroid erythrocytes which are prematurely cleared by the spleen; anemia is usually mild; treatment is splenectomy.
- ICD-9-CM 282.0 is a billable medical code that can be used to specify a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim.
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