Diagnosis Code: D56.8

Short Description: Other thalassemias

Long Description: Other thalassemias

The code D56.8 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

• Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism (D50–D89)
  • Hemolytic anemias (D55-D59)
    • Thalassemia (D56)
      • D56.8 Other thalassemias

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM

Synonyms

• Alpha-beta thalassemia
• Gamma thalassemia
• Hb Lepore thalassemia
• Hemoglobin C beta thalassemia
• Hemoglobin C disease
• Hemoglobin C disease
• Hemoglobin C disease
• Hemoglobin C/beta thalassemia disease
• Hemoglobin Constant Spring trait
• Hemoglobin D disease
• Hemoglobin D/beta thalassemia disease
• Hemoglobin H constant spring thalassemia
• Homozygous hemoglobin H constant spring thalassemia
• Thalassemia with other hemoglobinopathy
• Thalassemia-hemoglobin C disease

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code D56.8 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

• Inclusion Terms:
  • Dominant thalassemia
  • Hemoglobin C thalassemia
  • Mixed thalassemia
  • Thalassemia with other hemoglobinopathy
• Type 1 Excludes Notes:
  • hemoglobin C disease (@D58.2*)
  • hemoglobin E disease (@D58.2*)
  • other hemoglobinopathies (@D58.2*)
  • sickle-cell anemia (@D57*.-)
  • sickle-cell thalassemia (@D57.4*-)

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

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