238.72 LOW GRDE MYELODY SYN LES

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Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 238.72

Short Description: Low grde myelody syn les

Long Description: Low grade myelodysplastic syndrome lesions

Code Classification:

Neoplasms (140–239)
- Neoplasms of uncertain behavior (235-238)
  - 238 Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of other and unspecified sites and tissues
    - 238.72 Low grde myelody syn les

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

Synonyms

Autosomal-linked pyridoxine refractory sideroblastic anemia
Myelodysplastic syndrome: Refractory anemia, without ringed sideroblasts, without excess blasts
Refractory anemia with ringed sideroblasts
Refractory anemia without sideroblasts, so stated
Refractory cytopenia with multilineage dysplasia
Refractory cytopenia with multilineage dysplasia and ringed sideroblasts

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 238.72 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

Anemia 285.9
- refractoria sideroblastica 238.72
- refractory (primary) 238.72
  - with
    - excess
      - blasts-1 (RAEB-1) 238.72
      - blasts-2 (RAEB-2) 238.73
    - hemochromatosis 238.72
    - ringed sideroblasts (RARS) 238.72
  - due to
    - drug 285.0
    - myelodysplastic syndrome 238.72
    - toxin 285.0
  - hereditary 285.0
  - idiopathic 238.72
  - megaloblastic 281.3
  - sideroblastic 238.72
    - hereditary 285.0
  - sideropenic 280.9
- sideroblastic (acquired) (any type) (congenital) (drug-induced) (due to disease) (hereditary) (primary) (secondary) (sex-linked hypochromic) (vitamin B6�responsive) 285.0
  - refractory 238.72
    - congenital 285.0
    - drug-induced 285.0
    - hereditary 285.0
    - sex-linked hypochromic 285.0
    - vitamin B6-responsive 285.0

Bomford-Rhoads anemia (refractory) 238.72

Cytopenia 289.9
- refractory
  - with
    - multilineage dysplasia (RCMD) 238.72
      - and ringed sideroblasts (RCMD-RS) 238.72

Hemochromatosis (acquired) (liver) (myocardium) (secondary) 275.03
- with refractory anemia 238.72

Lesion(s)
- low grade myelodysplastic syndrome 238.72

Rhoads and Bomford anemia (refractory) 238.72

Syndrome - see also Disease
- myelodysplastic 238.75
  - lesions, low grade 238.72

Crosswalk Information

The code 238.72 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

ICD-9 Code	ICD-10 Code	ICD-10 Description
238.72	D46.0	Refractory anemia without ring sideroblasts, so stated
	D46.1	Refractory anemia with ring sideroblasts
	D46.20	Refractory anemia with excess of blasts, unspecified
	D46.21	Refractory anemia with excess of blasts 1
	D46.A	Refractory cytopenia with multilineage dysplasia
	D46.B	Refract cytopenia w multilin dysplasia and ring sideroblasts

This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code	ICD-9 Description
238.0	Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of bone and articular cartilage
238.1	Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of connective and other soft tissue
238.2	Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of skin
238.3	Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of breast
238.4	Polycythemia vera
238.5	Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of histiocytic and mast cells
238.6	Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of plasma cells
238.71	Essential thrombocythemia
238.73	High grade myelodysplastic syndrome lesions
238.74	Myelodysplastic syndrome with 5q deletion
238.75	Myelodysplastic syndrome, unspecified
238.76	Myelofibrosis with myeloid metaplasia
238.77	Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD)
238.79	Other lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues
238.8	Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of other specified sites
238.9	Neoplasm of uncertain behavior, site unspecified

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