D56.8 – Other thalassemias
Coding Notes
Active
Billable, valid for HIPAA-covered transactions
Type 1 Excludes
hemoglobin C disease (D58.2)
hemoglobin E disease (D58.2)
other hemoglobinopathies (D58.2)
sickle-cell anemia (D57.-)
sickle-cell thalassemia (D57.4)
Applicable To
Dominant thalassemia
Hemoglobin C thalassemia
Mixed thalassemia
Thalassemia with other hemoglobinopathy
GEM Conversion to ICD-9 CM
Fs: 00000
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Other thalassemia
MDC / MS-DRG Reference
Back Reference of Diagnostic Codes
microcytic
(hypochromic)
D50.9
Disease, diseased
See also Syndrome
hemoglobin or Hb
Hemoglobinopathy
(mixed)
D58.2
Thalassemia
(anemia) (disease)
D56.9
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 |
| D56.8 |
Other thalassemias
Type 1 Excludes
hemoglobin C disease (D58.2)
hemoglobin E disease (D58.2)
other hemoglobinopathies (D58.2)
sickle-cell anemia (D57.-)
sickle-cell thalassemia (D57.4)
Applicable to
Dominant thalassemia
Hemoglobin C thalassemia
Mixed thalassemia
Thalassemia with other hemoglobinopathy
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