ICD-10-CM · Chapter 3 · D50–D89
D53.8
Other specified nutritional anemias
Diseases of the blood and immune mechanism
Quick facts
- Code
- D53.8
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 3 — Diseases of the blood and immune mechanism
- Category
- D53 — Other nutritional anemias
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM D53.8 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of other specified nutritional anemias. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in D53
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