D53.9
BillableNutritional anemia, unspecified
Nutritional anemia, unspecified
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Simple chronic anemia
Includes
Conditions included under this code
- megaloblastic anemia unresponsive to vitamin B12 or folate therapy
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
- Anaemia of pregnancy27342004
- Anemia of pregnancy27342004
- Anaemia in mother complicating pregnancy, childbirth AND/OR puerperium45828008
- Anemia in mother complicating pregnancy, childbirth AND/OR puerperium45828008
- Anaemia due to starvation48580008
- Anemia due to starvation48580008
- Non megaloblastic anaemia associated with nutritional deficiency52565000
- Non megaloblastic anemia associated with nutritional deficiency52565000
- Non megaloblastic nutritional anaemia52565000
- Non megaloblastic nutritional anemia52565000
- Nutritional anaemia66612000
- Nutritional anemia66612000
- Macrocytic anaemia83414005
- Macrocytic anemia83414005
- Non megaloblastic anaemia due to alcoholism86325007
- Non megaloblastic anemia due to alcoholism86325007
- Deficiency anaemias267513007
- Deficiency anemias267513007
- Chronic simple anaemia291262006
- Chronic simple anemia291262006
- Simple chronic anaemia291262006
- Simple chronic anemia291262006
- Nutritional anaemia of pregnancy1142030006
- Nutritional anemia of pregnancy1142030006
- Macrocytic anaemia of pregnancy1142062009
- Macrocytic anemia of pregnancy1142062009
UMLS
- Anemia, chronicC0581384
- Chronic anaemiaC0581384
- Chronic anemiaC0581384
- Chronic anemia (disorder)C0581384
- Chronic simple anaemiaC0581384
- Chronic simple anemiaC0581384
- Simple chronic anaemiaC0581384
- Simple chronic anemiaC0581384
- Simple chronic anemia (disorder)C0581384
- anemia chronicC0581384
- anemia chronic disordersC0581384
- chronic anaemiaC0581384
- chronic anemiaC0581384
- chronic disorder anemiaC0581384
- Nutritional Anemia, UnspecifiedC0494221
- Nutritional anemia, unspecifiedC0494221
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code D53.9?
ICD-10-CM code D53.9 represents "Nutritional anemia, unspecified". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is D53.9 a billable code?
Yes, D53.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is D53.9 in?
D53.9 is in Chapter 3: Diseases of the Blood and Blood-Forming Organs (codes D50-D89).
What codes cannot be used with D53.9?
D53.9 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: anemia NOS (D64.9).
What SNOMED CT codes does D53.9 map to?
D53.9 maps to 11 SNOMED CT concepts: 48580008, 45828008, 27342004, 291262006, 267513007, and 6 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for D53.9?
D53.9 is linked to 2 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0581384, C0494221. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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