Chapter 3

D50–D89: Diseases of the Blood and Blood-Forming Organs

Diseases of the Blood and Blood-Forming Organs diagnostic classification updated for 2026.

Chapter Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here)
  • 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)
Internal Codes
  • D57.2

    Sickle-cell/Hb-C disease

  • D57.20

    Sickle-cell/Hb-C disease without crisis

  • D57.21

    Sickle-cell/Hb-C disease with crisis

  • D57.211

    Sickle-cell/Hb-C disease with acute chest syndrome

  • D57.212

    Sickle-cell/Hb-C disease with splenic sequestration

  • D57.213

    Sickle-cell/Hb-C disease with cerebral vascular involvement

  • D57.214

    Sickle-cell/Hb-C disease with dactylitis

  • D57.218

    Sickle-cell/Hb-C disease with crisis with other specified complication

  • D57.219

    Sickle-cell/Hb-C disease with crisis, unspecified

  • D57.3

    Sickle-cell trait

  • D57.4

    Sickle-cell thalassemia

  • D57.40

    Sickle-cell thalassemia without crisis

  • D57.41

    Sickle-cell thalassemia, unspecified, with crisis

  • D57.411

    Sickle-cell thalassemia, unspecified, with acute chest syndrome

  • D57.412

    Sickle-cell thalassemia, unspecified, with splenic sequestration

  • D57.413

    Sickle-cell thalassemia, unspecified, with cerebral vascular involvement

  • D57.414

    Sickle-cell thalassemia, unspecified, with dactylitis

  • D57.418

    Sickle-cell thalassemia, unspecified, with crisis with other specified complication

  • D57.419

    Sickle-cell thalassemia, unspecified, with crisis

  • D57.42

    Sickle-cell thalassemia beta zero without crisis

  • D57.43

    Sickle-cell thalassemia beta zero with crisis

  • D57.431

    Sickle-cell thalassemia beta zero with acute chest syndrome

  • D57.432

    Sickle-cell thalassemia beta zero with splenic sequestration

  • D57.433

    Sickle-cell thalassemia beta zero with cerebral vascular involvement

  • D57.434

    Sickle-cell thalassemia beta zero with dactylitis

  • D57.438

    Sickle-cell thalassemia beta zero with crisis with other specified complication

  • D57.439

    Sickle-cell thalassemia beta zero with crisis, unspecified

  • D57.44

    Sickle-cell thalassemia beta plus without crisis

  • D57.45

    Sickle-cell thalassemia beta plus with crisis

  • D57.451

    Sickle-cell thalassemia beta plus with acute chest syndrome

  • D57.452

    Sickle-cell thalassemia beta plus with splenic sequestration

  • D57.453

    Sickle-cell thalassemia beta plus with cerebral vascular involvement

  • D57.454

    Sickle-cell thalassemia beta plus with dactylitis

  • D57.458

    Sickle-cell thalassemia beta plus with crisis with other specified complication

  • D57.459

    Sickle-cell thalassemia beta plus with crisis, unspecified

  • D57.8

    Other sickle-cell disorders

  • D57.80

    Other sickle-cell disorders without crisis

  • D57.81

    Other sickle-cell disorders with crisis

  • D57.811

    Other sickle-cell disorders with acute chest syndrome

  • D57.812

    Other sickle-cell disorders with splenic sequestration

  • D57.813

    Other sickle-cell disorders with cerebral vascular involvement

  • D57.814

    Other sickle-cell disorders with dactylitis

  • D57.818

    Other sickle-cell disorders with crisis with other specified complication

  • D57.819

    Other sickle-cell disorders with crisis, unspecified

  • D58

    Other hereditary hemolytic anemias

  • D58.0

    Hereditary spherocytosis

  • D58.1

    Hereditary elliptocytosis

  • D58.2

    Other hemoglobinopathies

  • D58.8

    Other specified hereditary hemolytic anemias

  • D58.9

    Hereditary hemolytic anemia, unspecified

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