Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 289.83
Myelofibrosis
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015
  • Manifestation Code

  • ICD-9-CM 289.83 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 289.83 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: 289.83 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM D75.81 Myelofibrosis
Approximate Synonyms
  • Secondary myelofibrosis
Clinical Information
  • A disorder in which the bone marrow is replaced by fibrous tissue
  • A partial or complete replacement of the bone marrow stroma by fibrous tissue. It can be a primary bone marrow lesion as part of the chronic myeloproliferative disorders (chronic idiopathic myelofibrosis), a manifestation of acute myeloid leukemia (acute panmyelosis with myelofibrosis), or a secondary phenomenon due to bone marrow involvement by a metastatic tumor (e.g., metastatic breast carcinoma)
  • Replacement of the bone marrow by fibrous tissue, occurring in association with a myeloproliferative disorder or secondary to another unrelated condition
289.83 Excludes
  • idiopathic myelofibrosis (238.76)
  • leukoerythroblastic anemia (284.2)
  • myelofibrosis with myeloid metaplasia (238.76)
  • myelophthisic anemia (284.2)
  • myelophthisis (284.2)
  • primary myelofibrosis (238.76)
Applies To
  • Myelofibrosis NOS
  • Secondary myelofibrosis
Code First
Use Additional
  • Use additional code for associated therapy-related myelodysplastic syndrome, if applicable (238.72, 238.73)
ICD-9-CM Coding Information
  • 289.83 describes the manifestation of an underlying disease, not the disease itself.
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 289.83:
  • Myelofibrosis 289.83
    • with myeloid metaplasia 238.76
    • secondary 289.83
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • myelodysplastic 238.75
      • with 5q deletion 238.74
      • lesions, low grade 238.72
      • high grade with 5q deletion 238.73
      • therapy-related 289.83
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