2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 282.43
Alpha thalassemia
- 2015
- Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
- Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015
- ICD-9-CM 282.43 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 282.43 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).
Convert to ICD-10-CM:
282.43 converts directly to:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM D56.0 Alpha thalassemia
Approximate Synonyms
- Alpha plus thalassemia, nondeletion type
- Alpha plus thalassemia, single gene deletion
- alpha Thalassemia
- Alpha thalassemia major
- alpha^+^ Thalassemia, deletion type
- alpha^+^ Thalassemia, nondeletion type
- Hemoglobin H disease
- Hgb H disease
- Homozygous alpha thalassemia
- Thalassemia, alpha
- Thalassemia, alpha plus, deletion type
- Thalassemia, alpha plus, nondeletion type
- Thalassemia, alpha, homozygous
- Thalassemia, hemoglobin h disease
Clinical Information
- A disorder characterized by reduced synthesis of the alpha chains of hemoglobin. The severity of this condition can vary from mild anemia to death, depending on the number of genes deleted
- A genetic hematologic disorder characterized by partial or complete absence of the alpha globin chains of the heme molecule
Applies To
- Alpha thalassemia major
- Hemoglobin H Constant Spring
- Hemoglobin H disease
- Hydrops fetalis due to alpha thalassemia
- Severe alpha thalassemia
- Triple gene defect alpha thalassemia
hemoglobin (Hb) 282.7
with thalassemia 282.49
