D57

Non-Billable
ChapterD50–D89
Rankcategory
Official Description

Sickle-cell disorders

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

Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)
  • other hemoglobinopathies (D58.-)
Use Additional Code
  • code for any associated fever (R50.81)

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH3Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism (D50-D89)
D55-D59Hemolytic anemias (D55-D59)
D57Sickle-cell disordersNot billable
D57.0Hb-SS disease with crisisSubcodes
D57.1Sickle-cell disease without crisisBillable
D57.2Sickle-cell/Hb-C diseaseSubcodes
D57.3Sickle-cell traitBillable
D57.4Sickle-cell thalassemiaSubcodes
D57.8Other sickle-cell disordersSubcodes

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to D57:

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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