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238.72 - Low Grade Myelodysplastic Syndrome Lesions


The ICD 9 Code for Low grade myelodysplastic syndrome lesions is listed as 238.72.
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: 238.72
Long Description: Low grade myelodysplastic syndrome lesions
Short Description: Low grde myelody syn les
Chapter: Neoplasms
Block: Neoplasms Of Uncertain Behavior (235-238)
Related Descriptions: 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
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: D46.0 - Refractory anemia without ring sideroblasts, so stated (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code: D46.1 - Refractory anemia with ring sideroblasts (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code: D46.20 - Refractory anemia with excess of blasts, unspecified (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code: D46.21 - Refractory anemia with excess of blasts 1 (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code: D46.A - Refractory cytopenia with multilineage dysplasia (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code: D46.B - Refractory cytopenia with multilineage dysplasia and ring sideroblasts (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 238.72:
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