Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 282.44
Beta thalassemia
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 282.44 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 282.44 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: 282.44 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM D56.1 Beta thalassemia
Approximate Synonyms
  • Beta plus thalassemia
  • beta Thalassemia
  • Beta thalassemia major
  • Beta zero thalassemia
  • beta^+^ Thalassemia
  • beta^0^ Thalassemia
  • Homozygous beta thalassemia
  • Thalassemia, beta
  • Thalassemia, beta plus
  • Thalassemia, beta zero
  • Thalassemia, beta, homozygous
Clinical Information
  • A disorder characterized by reduced synthesis of the beta chains of hemoglobin. There is retardation of hemoglobin a synthesis in the heterozygous form (thalassemia minor), which is asymptomatic, while in the homozygous form (thalassemia major, cooley's anemia, mediterranean anemia, erythroblastic anemia), which can result in severe complications and even death, hemoglobin a synthesis is absent
282.44 Excludes
Applies To
  • Beta thalassemia major
  • Cooley's anemia
  • Homozygous beta thalassemia
  • Severe beta thalassemia
  • Thalassemia intermedia
  • Thalassemia major
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 282.44:
  • Anemia 285.9
    • Cooley's (erythroblastic) 282.44
    • erythroblastic
      • familial 282.44
      • fetus or newborn (see also Disease, hemolytic) 773.2
    • familial erythroblastic (microcytic) 282.44
  • Beta thalassemia (mixed) 282.44
    • major 282.44
  • Cooley's anemia (erythroblastic) 282.44
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • Cooley's (erythroblastic anemia) 282.44
  • Thalassemia (disease) 282.40
    • beta (homozygous) (major) (severe) 282.44
    • intermedia 282.44
    • major 282.44
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