ICD-10-CM · Chapter 3 · D50–D89
D57.8
Other sickle-cell disorders
Diseases of the blood and immune mechanism
Heads up:this is a parent code. It's typically not directly billable — you need to drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional digits) to use on a claim.
Quick facts
- Code
- D57.8
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 3 — Diseases of the blood and immune mechanism
- Category
- D57 — Sickle-cell disorders
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM D57.8 is a category (header) for other sickle-cell disorders. It is generally not reported directly on a claim — coders drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional characters) that matches the documentation. Use the related codes below to find the billable code that fits, and verify against the annual NCHS/CMS guidelines.
Related codes in D57
- D57Sickle-cell disorders
- D57.0Hb-SS disease with crisis
- D57.00Hb-SS disease with crisis, unspecified
- D57.01Hb-SS disease with acute chest syndrome
- D57.02Hb-SS disease with splenic sequestration
- D57.03Hb-SS disease with cerebral vascular involvement
- D57.04Hb-SS disease with dactylitis
- D57.09Hb-SS disease with crisis with other specified complication
- D57.1Sickle-cell disease without crisis
- D57.2Sickle-cell/Hb-C disease
- D57.20Sickle-cell/Hb-C disease without crisis
- D57.21Sickle-cell/Hb-C disease with crisis
- D57.211Sickle-cell/Hb-C disease with acute chest syndrome
- D57.212Sickle-cell/Hb-C disease with splenic sequestration
- D57.213Sickle-cell/Hb-C disease with cerebral vascular involvement
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