D53.0

Billable

Protein deficiency anemia

Protein deficiency anemia

Status

Billable / Specific

Block

D50-D53

Parent Code

D53

Coding Notes

Inclusion Terms

Alternative clinical terms for this condition

  • Amino-acid deficiency anemia
  • Orotaciduric anemia

Includes

Conditions included under this code

  • megaloblastic anemia unresponsive to vitamin B12 or folate therapy

Excludes 1

Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)

  • Lesch-Nyhan syndrome (E79.1)

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code D53.0?

ICD-10-CM code D53.0 represents "Protein deficiency anemia". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.

Is D53.0 a billable code?

Yes, D53.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is D53.0 in?

D53.0 is in Chapter 3: Diseases of the Blood and Blood-Forming Organs (codes D50-D89).

What codes cannot be used with D53.0?

D53.0 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: Lesch-Nyhan syndrome (E79.1).

What SNOMED CT codes does D53.0 map to?

D53.0 maps to 2 SNOMED CT concepts: 85746008, 52565000. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

What are the UMLS CUIs for D53.0?

D53.0 is linked to 3 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0272022, C0154290, C1387582. 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.