ICD-10-CM Code D45
Polycythemia vera
Billable Code
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.D45 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of polycythemia vera. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.
The ICD code D45 is used to code Polycythemia vera
Polycythemia (or Polycythaemia, see spelling differences) vera (PV, PCV) (also known as erythremia, primary polycythemia, Vaquez disease, Osler-Vaquez disease and polycythemia rubra vera) is a neoplasm in which the bone marrow makes too many red blood cells. It may also result in the overproduction of white blood cells and platelets.
| Specialty: | Oncology |
| MeSH Code: | D011087 |
| ICD 9 Code: | 238.4 |
Blood smear from a patient with polycythemia vera
Coding Notes for D45 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Familial polycythemia - instead, use code D75.0
- Secondary polycythemia - instead, use code D75.1
MS-DRG Mapping
- DRG Group #820-822 - Lymphoma and leukemia with major operating room procedure with MCC.
- DRG Group #820-822 - Lymphoma and leukemia with major operating room procedure with CC.
- DRG Group #820-822 - Lymphoma and leukemia with major operating room procedure without CC or MCC.
- DRG Group #823-825 - Lymphoma and non-acute leukemia with other operating room procedure with MCC.
- DRG Group #823-825 - Lymphoma and non-acute leukemia with other operating room procedure with CC.
- DRG Group #823-825 - Lymphoma and non-acute leukemia with other operating room procedure without CC or MCC.
- DRG Group #840-842 - Lymphoma and non-acute leukemia with MCC.
- DRG Group #840-842 - Lymphoma and non-acute leukemia with CC.
- DRG Group #840-842 - Lymphoma and non-acute leukemia without CC or MCC.
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Polycythemia vera (disorder)
Coding Advice SNOMET-CT
- Possible requirement for morphology code
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'D45 - Polycythemia vera'
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Equivalent ICD-9 Codes GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)
This is the official approximate match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that while there is no exact mapping between this ICD10 code D45 and a single ICD9 code, 238.4 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.