D51.8
BillableOther vitamin B12 deficiency anemias
Other vitamin B12 deficiency anemias
Coding Notes
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- autoimmune disease (systemic) NOS (M35.9)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B20)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Megaloblastic anaemia caused by drugs37370005
- Megaloblastic anemia caused by drugs37370005
- Thiamine-responsive macrocytosis234365008
- Megaloblastic anaemia due to vitamin B12 deficiency secondary to intestinal disease717946000
- Megaloblastic anemia due to vitamin B12 deficiency secondary to intestinal disease717946000
- Vitamin B12 deficiency anaemia caused by drug717947009
- Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia caused by drug717947009
- Hereditary vitamin B12 deficiency anaemia735452003
- Hereditary vitamin B12 deficiency anemia735452003
- Vitamin B12 deficiency anaemia following total gastrectomy1153353002
- Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia following total gastrectomy1153353002
- Vitamin B12 deficiency anaemia due to chronic atrophic gastritis1153409008
- Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia due to chronic atrophic gastritis1153409008
- Vitamin B12 deficiency anaemia following gastrectomy1171357005
- Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia following gastrectomy1171357005
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code D51.8?
ICD-10-CM code D51.8 represents "Other vitamin B12 deficiency anemias". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is D51.8 a billable code?
Yes, D51.8 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is D51.8 in?
D51.8 is in Chapter 3: Diseases of the Blood and Blood-Forming Organs (codes D50-D89).
What codes cannot be used with D51.8?
D51.8 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: vitamin B12 deficiency (E53.8).
What SNOMED CT codes does D51.8 map to?
D51.8 maps to 8 SNOMED CT concepts: 735452003, 37370005, 717946000, 234365008, 717947009, and 3 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for D51.8?
D51.8 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0154289. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.