238.4 - Polycythemia Vera
The ICD 9 Code for Polycythemia vera is listed as 238.4.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
| ICD 9 CM Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Diagnosis Code: | 238.4 |
| Long Description: | Polycythemia vera |
| Short Description: | Polycythemia vera |
| Chapter: | Neoplasms |
| Block: | Neoplasms Of Uncertain Behavior (235-238) |
| ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | D45 - Polycythemia vera (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 238.4: | |
| 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 | |
| 238.5 - Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of histiocytic and mast cells | |
| 238.6 - Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of plasma cells | |
| 238.8 - Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of other specified sites | |
| 238.9 - Neoplasm of uncertain behavior, site unspecified | |