D53.9

Nutritional anemia, unspecified

Billable code

This code does not map to a risk-adjusting HCC in the loaded models.

Coding notes

Excludes 1 never coded together · Excludes 2 may co-exist

This code · D53.9

Excludes 1

anemia NOS (D64.9)

Synonyms

Simple chronic anemia

Inherited from D53Other nutritional anemias

Includes

megaloblastic anemia unresponsive to vitamin B12 or folate therapy

Inherited from chapter 3Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism

Excludes 2

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)

Official Guidelines for D53.9

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I.C.3Chapter-specific guidanceChapter 3: Disease of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism (D50-D89)

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