Other iron deficiency anemias
Billable / specific
D50.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.
Inclusion terms
Applicable to
- Iron deficiency anemia due to inadequate dietary iron intake
Includes (from D50)
- asiderotic anemia
- hypochromic anemia
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- autoimmune disease (systemic) NOS (M35.9) (from D50)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96) (from D50)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from D50)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from D50)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from D50)
- human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B20) (from D50)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from D50)
- neoplasms (C00-D49) (from D50)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from D50)
Also known as
- Iron deficiency anemia due to inadequate dietary iron intake
- Achlorhydria, achlorhydric, anemia
- Anemia, achlorhydric
- Anemia, chlorotic
- Anemia, iron deficiency, specified type NEC
- Anemia, nutritional, with poor iron absorption
- Anemia, Witts'
- Chlorotic anemia
- Green sickness
- Hypochromasia, blood cells
- Sickness, green
- Witts' anemia
Parent code
- D50Iron deficiency anemiaHeader