D53.8 Other specified nutritional anemias

Coding Notes

Active
Billable, valid for HIPAA-covered transactions

Type 1 Excludes

nutritional deficiencies without anemia, such as:
copper deficiency NOS (E61.0)
molybdenum deficiency NOS (E61.5)
zinc deficiency NOS (E60)

Applicable To

Anemia associated with deficiency of copper
Anemia associated with deficiency of molybdenum
Anemia associated with deficiency of zinc

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Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound) D64.9
with
due to (in) (with)
deficiency
nutritional (deficiency) D53.9
with

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Code Title
D50-D89 Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism (D50-D89)
D50-D53 Nutritional anemias (D50-D53)
D53 Other nutritional anemias
D53.8 Other specified nutritional anemias
Type 1 Excludes
nutritional deficiencies without anemia, such as:
copper deficiency NOS (E61.0)
molybdenum deficiency NOS (E61.5)
zinc deficiency NOS (E60)

Applicable to
Anemia associated with deficiency of copper
Anemia associated with deficiency of molybdenum
Anemia associated with deficiency of zinc