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Diagnosis Code

D51.3 OTHER DIETARY VITAMIN B12 DEFICIENCY ANEMIA


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: D51.3

Short Description: Other dietary vitamin B12 deficiency anemia

Long Description: Other dietary vitamin B12 deficiency anemia

The code D51.3 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)
      • Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia (D51)
        • D51.3 Other dietary vitamin B12 deficiency anemia

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Megaloblastic anemia due to decreased intake of vitamin B>12<
  • Megaloblastic anemia due to vegetarianism
  • Pernicious anemia
  • Vegan's anemia
  • Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia due to dietary causes

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code D51.3 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 D51.3 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Vegan anemia

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
D51.3 Right Arrow 281.1 B12 defic anemia NEC

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
D51 Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia
D51.0 Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia due to intrinsic factor deficiency
D51.1 Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia due to selective vitamin B12 malabsorption with proteinuria
D51.2 Transcobalamin II deficiency
D51.8 Other vitamin B12 deficiency anemias
D51.9 Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia, unspecified

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

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