D53

Other nutritional anemias

Non-billable header

D53 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Includes

  • megaloblastic anemia unresponsive to vitamin B12 or folate therapy

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 D53

  • D53.0Protein deficiency anemiaBillable
  • D53.1Other megaloblastic anemias, not elsewhere classifiedBillable
  • D53.2Scorbutic anemiaBillable
  • D53.8Other specified nutritional anemiasBillable
  • D53.9Nutritional anemia, unspecifiedBillable

Related codes

  • D50Iron deficiency anemiaHeader
  • D51Vitamin B12 deficiency anemiaHeader
  • D52Folate deficiency anemiaHeader

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