Diseases of the blood or blood-forming organs

Definition

This chapter includes diseases of the blood as well as diseases of blood forming organs.

Exclusions

• Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (19)
• Complications of pregnancy, childbirth or the puerperium (18)
• Congenital malformations, deformations or chromosomal abnormalities (20)
• Diseases of the immune system (04)
• Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases (05)
• Human immunodeficiency virus disease
• Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes (22)
• Other diseases of the blood or blood-forming organs or certain disorders involving the immune mechanism complicating pregnancy, childbirth or the puerperium (JB64.1)

5 subordinate codes

• 3A00-3A9ZAnaemias or other erythrocyte disorders
• 3B10-3B6ZCoagulation defects, purpura or other haemorrhagic or related conditions
• 3B80-3B8ZDiseases of spleen
• 4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified