Diagnosis Code

D50 IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: D50

Short Description: Iron deficiency anemia

Long Description: Iron deficiency anemia

The code D50 is NOT VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism (D50–D89)
    • Nutritional anemias (D50-D53)
      • Iron deficiency anemia (D50)
        • D50 Iron deficiency anemia

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code D50 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Includes Notes:
    • asiderotic anemia
    • hypochromic anemia

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
D50.0 Iron deficiency anemia secondary to blood loss (chronic)
D50.1 Sideropenic dysphagia
D50.8 Other iron deficiency anemias
D50.9 Iron deficiency anemia, unspecified


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023