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D50

Non-Billable
ChapterD50–D89
Rankcategory
Official Description

Iron deficiency anemia

Use a more specific code (4 billable)
D50.0Iron deficiency anemia secondary to blood loss (chronic)D50.1Sideropenic dysphagiaD50.8Other iron deficiency anemiasD50.9Iron deficiency anemia, unspecified
Metadata & Insights
  • •Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • •Chapter 3: Diseases of the Blood and Blood-Forming Organs (D50-D89).

CH3 Parent Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • autoimmune disease (systemic) NOS (M35.9)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B20)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)

Instructional Notes

Includes
  • asiderotic anemia
  • hypochromic anemia

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH3Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism (D50-D89)
D50-D53Nutritional anemias (D50-D53)
D50Iron deficiency anemiaNot billable
D50.0Iron deficiency anemia secondary to blood loss (chronic)Billable
D50.1Sideropenic dysphagiaBillable
D50.8Other iron deficiency anemiasBillable
D50.9Iron deficiency anemia, unspecifiedBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to D50:

chapterCH3
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism (D50-D89)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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