D46.2 Refractory anemia with excess of blasts [RAEB]

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

Applies from D46 Myelodysplastic syndromes

Excludes2 (not included here)

• drug-induced aplastic anemia (D61.1)

Use additional code

• code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5)

Codes under D46.2

• D46.20 Refractory anemia with excess of blasts, unspecified
• D46.21 Refractory anemia with excess of blasts 1
• D46.22 Refractory anemia with excess of blasts 2

Code annotations containing back-references to D46.2

Back-references to D46.2

• Type 1 Excludes: C92.0 Acute myeloblastic leukemia ("refractory anemia with excess of blasts not in transformation (D46.2-)")

Back-references to D46

• Type 1 Excludes: C94 Other leukemias of specified cell type ("myelodysplastic syndromes (D46.-)")
• Code Also: D61.02 Shwachman-Diamond syndrome ("myelodysplastic syndrome (D46.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: D61.81 Pancytopenia ("pancytopenia (due to) (with) myelodysplastic syndromes (D46.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: D64 Other anemias ("refractory anemia (D46.-)")
• Use Additional: D75.81 Myelofibrosis ("code, if applicable, for associated therapy-related myelodysplastic syndrome (D46.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for D46.2

• RAEB (refractory anemia with excess blasts)

Nearby codes

• D46 Myelodysplastic syndromes
• D46.0 Refractory anemia without ring sideroblasts, so stated
• D46.1 Refractory anemia with ring sideroblasts
• D46.2 Refractory anemia with excess of blasts [RAEB] (this code)
• D46.20 Refractory anemia with excess of blasts, unspecified
• D46.21 Refractory anemia with excess of blasts 1
• D46.22 Refractory anemia with excess of blasts 2
• D46.A Refractory cytopenia with multilineage dysplasia
• D46.B Refractory cytopenia with multilineage dysplasia and ring sideroblasts