D56.3 Thalassemia minor

Coding Notes

Active
Billable, valid for HIPAA-covered transactions

Type 1 Excludes

alpha thalassemia (D56.0)
beta thalassemia (D56.1)
delta-beta thalassemia (D56.2)
hemoglobin E-beta thalassemia (D56.5)
sickle-cell trait (D57.3)

Applicable To

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

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Back Reference of Diagnostic Codes

Thalassemia (anemia) (disease) D56.9
alpha (major) (severe) (triple gene defect) D56.0
beta (severe) D56.1
delta-beta (homozygous) D56.2
Trait (s)
hemoglobin

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
D56.3 Thalassemia minor
Type 1 Excludes
alpha thalassemia (D56.0)
beta thalassemia (D56.1)
delta-beta thalassemia (D56.2)
hemoglobin E-beta thalassemia (D56.5)
sickle-cell trait (D57.3)

Applicable to
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