3A50.0

The ICD-11 code for alpha thalassaemia is 3A50.0. The full clinical description is "Alpha thalassaemia".

ICD-11 code 3A50.0 represents “Alpha thalassaemia”. It is classified under Chapter 3: Diseases of the Blood or Blood-Forming Organs.

3A50.0 is in Chapter 3: Diseases of the Blood or Blood-Forming Organs (codes 3A00-3C9Z).

There is no direct ICD-10 mapping available for 3A50.0 in the WHO crosswalk tables. This may mean the concept is classified differently in ICD-10. Use the ICD-11 to ICD-10 converter to search for related codes.

ICD-11 is the latest revision of the WHO's International Classification of Diseases, succeeding ICD-10. Key differences include: a fully digital-first design, new chapters for sleep-wake disorders, sexual health, and traditional medicine, improved coding for rare diseases, and better integration with electronic health records through extension codes.

3A50.0 has 6 child codes, including: 3A50.00 (Mild alpha thalassaemia diseases), 3A50.01 (Thalassaemic alpha-chain variants), 3A50.02 (Haemoglobin H disease (– α/– – included)), 3A50.03 (Homozygous or compound heterozygous alpha0 thalassaemia), and 2 more.