Diagnosis Code: D50.8

Short Description: Other iron deficiency anemias

Long Description: Other iron deficiency anemias

The code D50.8 is 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)
      • D50.8 Other iron deficiency anemias

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM

Synonyms

• Achlorhydric anemia
• Acquired iron deficiency anemia due to decreased absorption
• Acquired iron deficiency anemia due to increased iron requirement
• Congenital transferrin deficiency
• Hereditary iron deficiency anemia
• Hypochromic microcytic anemia with iron overload
• Iron deficiency anemia due to celiac disease
• Iron deficiency anemia due to dietary causes
• Iron deficiency anemia due to increased requirement in adolescence
• Iron deficiency anemia due to increased requirement in infancy
• Iron deficiency anemia secondary to inadequate dietary iron intake
• Iron-refractory iron deficiency anemia
• Microcytic hypochromic anemia
• Post gastrectomy iron deficiency anemia
• Sideropenic anemia with reticuloendothelial siderosis

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code D50.8 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)

• Red Blood Cell Disorders With Mcc (811)
• Red Blood Cell Disorders Without Mcc (812)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code D50.8 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

• Inclusion Terms:
  • Iron deficiency anemia due to inadequate dietary iron intake

Crosswalk Information

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

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