Nutritional anemias
23 codes in this section
About Section D50-D53
Section D50-D53 (D50-D53) covers nutritional anemias. It sits within the Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism chapter (D50-D89). This section contains 23 ICD-10-CM codes, 19 billable diagnoses you can submit on a claim, and 4 non-billable header codes used to organize the hierarchy.
Codes are organized below by 3-character root. Click the root to see all subcodes underneath it, or click any individual code for full coverage data, payer policies, and linked CPT procedures.
Codes in D50-D53
Grouped by 3-character root code. Click any code for full detail.
| D50.0 | Iron deficiency anemia secondary to blood loss (chronic) | Billable |
| D50.1 | Sideropenic dysphagia | Billable |
| D50.8 | Other iron deficiency anemias | Billable |
| D50.9 | Iron deficiency anemia, unspecified | Billable |
| D51.0 | Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia due to intrinsic factor deficiency | Billable |
| D51.1 | Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia due to selective vitamin B12 malabsorption with proteinuria | Billable |
| D51.2 | Transcobalamin II deficiency | Billable |
| D51.3 | Other dietary vitamin B12 deficiency anemia | Billable |
| D51.8 | Other vitamin B12 deficiency anemias | Billable |
| D51.9 | Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia, unspecified | Billable |
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