Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 282.60
Sickle-cell disease, unspecified
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 282.60 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 282.60 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: 282.60 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM D57.1 Sickle-cell disease without crisis
Approximate Synonyms
  • Hb SS disease
  • Hemoglobin S sickling disorder without crisis
  • Hereditary hemoglobinopathy disorder homozygous for hemoglobin S
  • Microhematuria due to sickle cell disease
  • Priapism due to sickle cell disease
  • Proliferative retinopathy due to sickle cell disease
  • Sickle cell anemia
  • Sickle cell anemia wo crisis
  • Sickle cell anemia, without crisis
  • Sickle cell nephropathy
  • Sickle cell proliferative retinopathy
  • Sickle cell retinopathy
  • Sickle cell w microhematuria
  • Sickle cell w/ microhematuria
Clinical Information
  • Disease characterized by chronic hemolytic anemia, episodic painful crises, and pathologic involvement of many organs; the clinical expression of homozygosity for hemoglobin s
Applies To
  • Sickle-cell anemia NOS
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 282.60:
  • Anemia 285.9
    • drepanocytic (see also Disease, sickle-cell) 282.60
    • sickle-cell (see also Disease, sickle-cell) 282.60
  • 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
  • Drepanocytic anemia (see also Disease, sickle cell) 282.60
  • Elliptocytosis (congenital) (hereditary) 282.1
    • sickle-cell (disease) 282.60
  • Hemoglobinopathy (mixed) (see also Disease, hemoglobin) 282.7
    • sickle-cell 282.60
  • Meniscocytosis 282.60
  • Sickle-cell
    • anemia (see also Disease, sickle-cell) 282.60
    • disease (see also Disease, sickle-cell) 282.60
  • Sicklemia (see also Disease, sickle-cell) 282.60
  • Spherocytosis (congenital) (familial) (hereditary) 282.0
    • sickle-cell (disease) 282.60
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