D61.9

Applicable To

• Hypoplastic anemia NOS

• Medullary hypoplasia

Approximate Synonyms

• Anemia, aplastic

• Anemia, aplastic, secondary

• Aplastic anemia

• Aplastic anemia crisis

• Aplastic crisis

• Secondary aplastic anemia

Clinical Information

• A condition in which the bone marrow is unable to produce blood cells.

• A disorder characterized by the inability of the bone marrow to produce hematopoietic elements.

• A form of anemia in which the bone marrow fails to produce adequate numbers of peripheral blood elements.

• A laboratory finding indicating decreased number of hematopoietic cells in the bone marrow. It may result from decreased proliferation of all or part of the hematopoietic series erythroid, myeloid, and megakaryocytic). Microscopically, the hematopoietic cells are replaced by adipocytes.

• Anemia associated with a fatty, hypocellular bone marrow and global dyshematopoiesis; can be idiopathic or due to microbial, metabolic, autoimmune, or other abnormality.

• Anemia resulting from bone marrow failure aplastic or hypoplastic bone marrow). The production of erythroblasts and red cells is markedly decreased, and it may be associated with decreased production of granulocytes granulocytopenia) and platelets thrombocytopenia) as well. Aplastic anemia may be idiopathic or secondary due to bone marrow damage by toxins, radiation, or immunologic factors.

• Aplastic anemia is a rare but serious blood disorder. If you have it, your bone marrow doesn’t make enough new blood cells. Causes include

Details

• D61.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM D61.9 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of D61.9 – other international versions of ICD-10 D61.9 may differ.