D52.9

Folate deficiency anemia, unspecified

Billable / specific

D52.9 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

  • Folic acid deficiency anemia NOS

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • folate deficiency without anemia (E53.8) (from D52)

Excludes2

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

  • autoimmune disease (systemic) NOS (M35.9) (from D52)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96) (from D52)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from D52)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from D52)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from D52)
  • human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B20) (from D52)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from D52)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from D52)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from D52)

Also known as

  • Folic acid deficiency anemia NOS
  • Anemia, deficiency, folate
  • Anemia, deficiency, folic acid
  • Anemia, due to deficiency, folate
  • Anemia, folatedeficiency

Parent code

  • D52Folate deficiency anemiaHeader

Related codes

  • D52.0Dietary folate deficiency anemiaBillable
  • D52.1Drug-induced folate deficiency anemiaBillable
  • D52.8Other folate deficiency anemiasBillable

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