Diagnosis Code: D56.3

Short Description: Thalassemia minor

Long Description: Thalassemia minor

The code D56.3 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

• Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism (D50–D89)
  • Hemolytic anemias (D55-D59)
    • Thalassemia (D56)
      • D56.3 Thalassemia minor

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM

Synonyms

• Alpha thalassemia-2 trait
• Alpha trait thalassemia
• Beta thalassemia trait
• Hemoglobin Lepore trait
• Heterozygous thalassemia

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code D56.3 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 D56.3 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

• Inclusion Terms:
  • Alpha thalassemia minor
  • Alpha thalassemia silent carrier
  • Alpha thalassemia trait
  • Beta thalassemia minor
  • Beta thalassemia trait
  • Delta-beta thalassemia minor
  • Delta-beta thalassemia trait
  • Thalassemia trait NOS
• Type 1 Excludes Notes:
  • alpha thalassemia (@D56.0*)
  • beta thalassemia (@D56.1*)
  • delta-beta thalassemia (@D56.2*)
  • hemoglobin E-beta thalassemia (@D56.5*)
  • sickle-cell trait (@D57.3*)

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

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