D52

Folate deficiency anemia

Non-billable header

D52 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • folate deficiency without anemia (E53.8)

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • 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)

More specific codes D52

  • D52.0Dietary folate deficiency anemiaBillable
  • D52.1Drug-induced folate deficiency anemiaBillable
  • D52.8Other folate deficiency anemiasBillable
  • D52.9Folate deficiency anemia, unspecifiedBillable

Related codes

  • D50Iron deficiency anemiaHeader
  • D51Vitamin B12 deficiency anemiaHeader
  • D53Other nutritional anemiasHeader

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