Diagnosis Code: 281.3

Short Description: Megaloblastic anemia NEC

Long Description: Other specified megaloblastic anemias not elsewhere classified

Code Classification:

• Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs (280–289)
  • Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs (280-289)
    • 281 Other deficiency anemias
      • 281.3 Megaloblastic anemia NEC

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

Synonyms

• Acute megaloblastic anemia due to dialysis
• Acute megaloblastic anemia due to nitrous oxide
• Acute megaloblastic anemia due to severe illness
• Acute megaloblastic anemia secondary to total parenteral nutrition
• Combined B12 and folate deficiency anemia
• Familial megaloblastic anemia
• Juvenile type megaloblastic anemia
• Megaloblastic anemia due to alcoholism
• Megaloblastic anemia due to blind loop syndrome
• Megaloblastic anemia due to chronic hemolytic anemia
• Megaloblastic anemia due to congenital deficiency of intrinsic factor
• Megaloblastic anemia due to decreased intake of vitamin B>12<
• Megaloblastic anemia due to disease of small intestine
• Megaloblastic anemia due to drugs
• Megaloblastic anemia due to error of cobalamin metabolism
• Megaloblastic anemia due to error of folate metabolism
• Megaloblastic anemia due to exfoliative dermatitis
• Megaloblastic anemia due to gastrectomy
• Megaloblastic anemia due to hemodialysis
• Megaloblastic anemia due to inborn errors of metabolism
• Megaloblastic anemia due to increased requirements
• Megaloblastic anemia due to nontropical sprue
• Megaloblastic anemia due to pancreatic insufficiency
• Megaloblastic anemia due to tropical sprue
• Megaloblastic anemia due to vitamin B>12< deficiency
• Megaloblastic anemia due to Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
• Refractory megaloblastic anemia
• Thiamine-responsive megaloblastic anemia

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 281.3 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

• Anemia 285.9
  • deficiency 281.9
    • combined B12�and folate 281.3
  • megaloblastic 281.9
    • combined B12�and folate deficiency 281.3
    • refractory 281.3
    • specified NEC 281.3
  • refractory (primary) 238.72
    • megaloblastic 281.3

Crosswalk Information

The code 281.3 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

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