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As of October 2015, ICD-9 codes are no longer used for medical coding. Instead, use the following four equivalent ICD-10-CM codes, which are an approximate match to ICD-9 code 281.2:
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.
281.2 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of folate-deficiency anemia. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.
Aplastic anemia, a condition that can be inherited or acquired
As of October 2015, ICD-9 codes are no longer used for medical coding. Instead, use this equivalent ICD-10-CM code, which is an exact match to ICD-9 code 281:
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.