D56.0 – Alpha thalassemia
Coding Notes
Active
Billable, valid for HIPAA-covered transactions
Additional
code, if applicable, for hydrops fetalis due to alpha thalassemia (P56.99)
Type 1 Excludes
alpha thalassemia trait or minor (D56.3)
asymptomatic alpha thalassemia (D56.3)
hydrops fetalis due to isoimmunization (P56.0)
hydrops fetalis not due to immune hemolysis (P83.2)
Applicable To
Alpha thalassemia major
Hemoglobin H Constant Spring
Hemoglobin H disease
Hydrops fetalis due to alpha thalassemia
Severe alpha thalassemia
Triple gene defect alpha thalassemia
GEM Conversion to ICD-9 CM
Fs: 00000
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Alpha thalassemia
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Disease, diseased
See also Syndrome
hemoglobin or Hb
Hb
(abnormal)
Hemoglobin
See also condition
due to
due to
Thalassemia
(anemia) (disease)
D56.9
Sibling Codes
Parent Sibling Codes
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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) |
| D55-D59 | Hemolytic anemias (D55-D59) |
| D56 | Thalassemia |
| D56.0 |
Alpha thalassemia
Use Additional
code, if applicable, for hydrops fetalis due to alpha thalassemia (P56.99)
Type 1 Excludes
alpha thalassemia trait or minor (D56.3)
asymptomatic alpha thalassemia (D56.3)
hydrops fetalis due to isoimmunization (P56.0)
hydrops fetalis not due to immune hemolysis (P83.2)
Applicable to
Alpha thalassemia major
Hemoglobin H Constant Spring
Hemoglobin H disease
Hydrops fetalis due to alpha thalassemia
Severe alpha thalassemia
Triple gene defect alpha thalassemia
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