Other specified nutritional anemias
Billable / specific
D53.8 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
- Anemia associated with deficiency of copper
- Anemia associated with deficiency of molybdenum
- Anemia associated with deficiency of zinc
Includes (from D53)
- megaloblastic anemia unresponsive to vitamin B12 or folate therapy
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- nutritional deficiencies without anemia, such as:
- copper deficiency NOS (E61.0)
- molybdenum deficiency NOS (E61.5)
- zinc deficiency NOS (E60)
- autoimmune disease (systemic) NOS (M35.9) (from D53)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96) (from D53)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from D53)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from D53)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from D53)
- human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B20) (from D53)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from D53)
- neoplasms (C00-D49) (from D53)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from D53)
Also known as
- Anemia associated with deficiency of copper
- Anemia associated with deficiency of molybdenum
- Anemia associated with deficiency of zinc
- Anemia, due to deficiency, copper
- Anemia, due to deficiency, molybdenum
- Anemia, due to deficiency, zinc
- Anemia, nutritional, with specified deficiency NEC
Parent code
- D53Other nutritional anemiasHeader