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Diagnosis Code

D56.9 THALASSEMIA, UNSPECIFIED


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: D56.9

Short Description: Thalassemia, unspecified

Long Description: Thalassemia, unspecified

The code D56.9 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)
        • D56.9 Thalassemia, unspecified

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Anemia in mother complicating childbirth
  • Anemia in mother complicating pregnancy, childbirth AND/OR puerperium
  • Thalassemia
  • Thalassemia in mother complicating childbirth
  • Thalassemia in mother complicating pregnancy
  • Thalassemia syndrome

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code D56.9 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Mediterranean anemia (with other hemoglobinopathy)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
D56.9 Right Arrow 282.40 Thalassemia, unspecified

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
D56 Thalassemia
D56.0 Alpha thalassemia
D56.1 Beta thalassemia
D56.2 Delta-beta thalassemia
D56.3 Thalassemia minor
D56.4 Hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin [HPFH]
D56.5 Hemoglobin E-beta thalassemia
D56.8 Other thalassemias

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

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