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Specific code 2011 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 279.2
Combined immunity deficiency
  • Short description: Combined immunity defic.
  • ICD-9-CM 279.2 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 279.2 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).
  • You are viewing the 2011 version of ICD-9-CM 279.2.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 279.2: 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 279.2 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM D81.0 Severe combined immunodeficiency [SCID] with reticular dysgenesis
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM D81.1 Severe combined immunodeficiency [SCID] with low T- and B-cell numbers
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM D81.2 Severe combined immunodeficiency [SCID] with low or normal B-cell numbers
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM D81.89 Other combined immunodeficiencies
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM D81.9 Combined immunodeficiency, unspecified
Approximate Synonyms
  • Antibody deficiency w hyperimmunoglobulinemia
  • Antibody deficiency with hyperimmunoglobulinemia
  • Combined immunodeficiency
  • Combined immunodeficiency disease
  • Immunodeficiency severe comb low or normal B-cells
  • Immunodeficiency, severe comb low T- and B-cells
  • Immunodeficiency, severe combined
  • Major histocompatibility complex class I deficien
  • Major histocompatibility complex class I deficiency
  • Major histocompatibility complex class II deficien
  • Major histocompatibility complex class II deficiency
  • Severe combined immunodefic w reticular dysgenesis
  • Severe combined immunodeficiency
  • Severe combined immunodeficiency disease
  • Severe combined immunodeficiency w low or normal B-cell numbers
  • Severe combined immunodeficiency w low T- and B-cell numbers
  • Severe combined immunodeficiency w reticular dysgenesis
  • Severe combined immunodeficiency with low or normal B-cell numbers
  • Severe combined immunodeficiency with low T- and B-cell numbers
  • Severe combined immunodefiency with reticular dysgenesis
279.2 Excludes
Applies To
  • Agammaglobulinemia:
    • autosomal recessive
    • Swiss-type
    • X-linked recessive
  • Severe combined immunodeficiency [SCID]
  • Thymic:
    • alymphoplasia
    • aplasia or dysplasia with immunodeficiency
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 279.2:
  • Agammaglobulinemia 279.00
    • with lymphopenia 279.2
    • Swiss-type 279.2
  • Alymphocytosis (pure) 279.2
  • Alymphoplasia, thymic 279.2
  • Aplasia - see also Agenesis
    • thymic, with immunodeficiency 279.2
  • Deficiency, deficient
    • thymolymphatic 279.2
  • Dysgenesis
    • reticular 279.2
  • Dysplasia - see also Anomaly
    • thymic, with immunodeficiency 279.2
  • Immunodeficiency 279.3
    • with
      • adenosine-deaminase deficiency 279.2
      • defect, predominant
      • hyperimmunoglobulinemia 279.2
      • lymphopenia, hereditary 279.2
      • thrombocytopenia and eczema 279.12
      • thymic
        • aplasia 279.2
        • dysplasia 279.2
    • autosomal recessive, Swiss-type 279.2
    • severe combined (SCID) 279.2
  • Lymphopenia 288.51
    • familial 279.2
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • combined immunity deficiency 279.2
    • immunity deficiency, combined 279.2
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