D51.9
BillableVitamin B12 deficiency anemia, unspecified
Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia, unspecified
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 due to cobalamin deficiency49472006
- Megaloblastic anaemia due to vitamin B>12< deficiency49472006
- Megaloblastic anemia due to cobalamin deficiency49472006
- Megaloblastic anemia due to vitamin B>12< deficiency49472006
- Vitamin B12-deficient megaloblastic anaemia49472006
- Vitamin B12-deficient megaloblastic anemia49472006
- Vitamin B>12< deficiency anaemia49472006
- Vitamin B>12< deficiency anemia49472006
- Addison's anemia84027009
- Addisonian pernicious anaemia84027009
- Addisonian pernicious anemia84027009
- Biermer's anaemia84027009
- Biermer's anemia84027009
- Megaloblastic anaemia due to impaired absorption of cobalamin84027009
- Megaloblastic anemia due to impaired absorption of cobalamin84027009
- PA - Pernicious anaemia84027009
- Pernicious anaemia84027009
- Pernicious anemia84027009
- Vitamin B12 deficiency anaemia due to malabsorption with proteinuria191142007
- Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia due to malabsorption with proteinuria191142007
- Vegan anaemia234360003
- Vegan anemia234360003
- Vegan's anaemia234360003
- Vegan's anemia234360003
- Biermer congenital pernicious anaemia234362006
- Biermer congenital pernicious anemia234362006
- Biermer's congenital pernicious anaemia234362006
- Biermer's congenital pernicious anemia234362006
- Imerslund disease234363001
- Imerslund's syndrome234363001
- Imerslund-Grasbeck anaemia234363001
- Imerslund-Grasbeck anemia234363001
- Imerslund-Grasbeck disease234363001
- Imerslund-Grasbeck syndrome234363001
- Imerslund-Najman-Grasbeck syndrome234363001
- Selective malabsorption of cyanocobalamin234363001
- Vitamin B12 deficiency anaemia due to selective malabsorption of cyanocobalamin234363001
- Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia due to selective malabsorption of cyanocobalamin234363001
- Vitamin B12 deficiency anaemia due to dietary causes267517008
- Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia due to dietary causes267517008
UMLS
- Anaemia B twelve deficiencyC2004521
- Anaemia B12 deficiencyC2004521
- Anaemia cobalamin deficiencyC2004521
- Anaemia vitamin B12 deficiencyC2004521
- Anemia B12 deficiencyC2004521
- Anemia cobalamin deficiencyC2004521
- Anemia vitamin B12 deficiencyC2004521
- B12 deficiency anaemiaC2004521
- B12 deficiency anemiaC2004521
- Vitamin B12 Deficiency Anemia, UnspecifiedC2004521
- Vitamin B12 deficiency anaemiaC2004521
- Vitamin B12 deficiency anemiaC2004521
- Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia, unspecifiedC2004521
- Vitamin B<sub>12</sub> deficiency anaemiaC2004521
- Vitamin B<sub>12</sub> deficiency anemiaC2004521
- Vitamin B>12< deficiency anaemiaC2004521
- Vitamin B>12< deficiency anemiaC2004521
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code D51.9?
ICD-10-CM code D51.9 represents "Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia, unspecified". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is D51.9 a billable code?
Yes, D51.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is D51.9 in?
D51.9 is in Chapter 3: Diseases of the Blood and Blood-Forming Organs (codes D50-D89).
What codes cannot be used with D51.9?
D51.9 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: vitamin B12 deficiency (E53.8).
What SNOMED CT codes does D51.9 map to?
D51.9 maps to 7 SNOMED CT concepts: 84027009, 234362006, 234363001, 49472006, 234360003, and 2 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for D51.9?
D51.9 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C2004521. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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