D46.2
Header — not billableRefractory anemia with excess of blasts [RAEB]
The ICD-10 code for refractory anemia with excess of blasts [raeb] is D46.2.
D46.2 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- D46.0Refractory anemia without ring sideroblasts, so stated
- D46.1Refractory anemia with ring sideroblasts
- D46.4Refractory anemia, unspecified
- D46.9Myelodysplastic syndrome, unspecified
- D46.ARefractory cytopenia with multilineage dysplasia
- D46.BRefractory cytopenia with multilineage dysplasia and ring sideroblasts
- D46.CMyelodysplastic syndrome with isolated del(5q) chromosomal abnormality
- D46.ZOther myelodysplastic syndromes
- D46.2Refractory anemia with excess of blasts [RAEB]non-billable header