Thalassemia
Non-billable header
D56 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.
Excludes1
Not coded here — never report together with this code.
- sickle-cell thalassemia (D57.4-)
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)