ICD-10-CM · Chapter 3 · D50–D89
D59.3
Hemolytic-uremic syndrome
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
- D59.3
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 3 — Diseases of the blood and immune mechanism
- Category
- D59 — Acquired hemolytic anemia
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM D59.3 is a category (header) for hemolytic-uremic syndrome. 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 D59
- D59Acquired hemolytic anemia
- D59.0Drug-induced autoimmune hemolytic anemia
- D59.1Other autoimmune hemolytic anemias
- D59.10Autoimmune hemolytic anemia, unspecified
- D59.11Warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia
- D59.12Cold autoimmune hemolytic anemia
- D59.13Mixed type autoimmune hemolytic anemia
- D59.19Other autoimmune hemolytic anemia
- D59.2Drug-induced nonautoimmune hemolytic anemia
- D59.30Hemolytic-uremic syndrome, unspecified
- D59.31Infection-associated hemolytic-uremic syndrome
- D59.32Hereditary hemolytic-uremic syndrome
- D59.39Other hemolytic-uremic syndrome
- D59.4Other nonautoimmune hemolytic anemias
- D59.5Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria [Marchiafava-Micheli]
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