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D56.1

Billable

Beta thalassemia

Beta thalassemia

Status

Billable / Specific

Block

D55-D59

Parent Code

D56

ICD-11 Mapping

1 equivalent

Coding Notes

Inclusion Terms

Alternative clinical terms for this condition

  • Beta thalassemia major
  • Cooley's anemia
  • Homozygous beta thalassemia
  • Severe beta thalassemia
  • Thalassemia intermedia
  • Thalassemia major

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

Related Codes(7)
D56.0

Alpha thalassemia

BillableD56.2

Delta-beta thalassemia

BillableD56.3

Thalassemia minor

BillableD56.4

Hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin [HPFH]

BillableD56.5

Hemoglobin E-beta thalassemia

BillableD56.8

Other thalassemias

BillableD56.9

Thalassemia, unspecified

Billable
ICD-11 Equivalents(1)

ICD-11 Equivalents

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Corresponding ICD-11 codes from the WHO crosswalk mapping

3A50.2Beta thalassaemiaequivalentPrimary
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(311)

SNOMED CT

UMLS

Clinical Terms

  • Thalassemia Major (beta-Thalassemia Major)
  • Hemoglobin S-F disease
  • Beta 0 thalassaemia non deletion type
  • Homozygous beta thalassaemia
  • Mediterranean anaemia
  • Beta thalassemia major in mother complicating pregnancy
  • beta Type Thalassemia
  • Beta thalassaemia intermedia
  • cooley anemia
  • thalassaemia major
  • Beta-thalassaemia
  • Hereditary persistence of fetal haemoglobin A gamma beta^+^ thalassaemia
  • Beta thalassaemia
  • HPFH (hereditary persistence of fetal haemoglobin) beta-thalassaemia syndrome
  • major thalassemia
  • Homozygous thalassemia
  • Type Thalassemia, beta
  • beta thalassemia major
  • HPFH (hereditary persistence of fetal haemoglobin) G gamma beta plus thalassaemia
  • Thalassaemia intermedia
  • Beta plus thalassaemia normal haemoglobin A>2< type 1 silent
  • Homozygous beta thalassemia
  • Thalassemia major
  • Hemoglobin S/beta thalassemia
  • Erythroblastic Anemia
  • Type Microcytemias, beta
  • cooley's anaemia
  • Hereditary persistence of foetal haemoglobin thalassaemia
  • Hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin thalassemia
  • Sickle cell-beta-thalassemia
  • Beta zero thalassaemia non deletion type
  • Cooley's Anemia
  • beta Thalassemias
  • Beta 0 thalassaemia
  • Beta thalassaemia X-linked thrombocytopenia syndrome
  • Thalassemia Intermedias
  • thalassemia intermedia
  • Microdrepanocytosis
  • Beta thalassemia X-linked thrombocytopenia syndrome
  • Haemoglobin S-F disease
  • Beta 0 thalassaemia deletion type
  • Sickle cell beta plus thalassemia
  • Hereditary persistence of fetal haemoglobin thalassaemia
  • beta^+^ Thalassemia, normal Hb A>2<, type 2
  • Anemias, Mediterranean
  • Double heterozygous for Hb S and beta thalassemia
  • HPFH (hereditary persistence of foetal haemoglobin) G gamma beta plus thalassaemia
  • thalassaemia beta
  • Sickle cell-thalassemia disease
  • Beta 0 thalassemia
  • Sickle cell-thalassaemia disease
  • HPFH (hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin) beta-thalassemia syndrome
  • Beta plus thalassaemia
  • Hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin (HPFH) A gamma beta^+^ thalassemia
  • Thalassemia major (disorder)
  • beta plus thalassemia
  • Thalassemias, beta Type
  • Homozygous thalassaemia
  • Beta 0 thalassemia non deletion type
  • Major, Thalassemia (beta-Thalassemia Major)
  • Beta thalassemia syndrome
  • Beta plus thalassemia normal hemoglobin A>2< type 1 silent
  • A>gamma< beta^+^ HPFH AND beta^0^ thalassaemia in cis
  • Majors, Thalassemia (beta-Thalassemia Major)
  • HPFH A gamma beta^+^ thalassaemia
  • beta Type Thalassemias
  • cooleys anemia
  • Beta zero thalassemia non deletion type
  • Beta 0 thalassemia deletion type
  • Beta zero thalassaemia
  • Beta zero thalassemia
  • mediterranean anemia
  • Beta zero thalassemia deletion type
  • Microcytemias, beta Type
  • Microdrepanocytic disease
  • Thalassaemia with haemoglobin S disease
  • Haemoglobin S/beta thalassaemia
  • Hereditary persistence of fetal haemoglobin G gamma beta plus thalassaemia
  • Beta thalassaemia syndrome
  • Beta zero thalassaemia deletion type
  • beta thalassaemia major
  • Hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin G gamma beta plus thalassemia
  • Thalassemia, beta Type
  • Intermedia, Thalassemia
  • Microcytemia, beta Type
  • beta-Thalassemia
  • Beta thalassemia intermedia
  • Beta thalassaemia major in mother complicating pregnancy
  • Anemia, Cooley
  • Anemia, Cooleys
  • Thalassemia, beta
  • Sickle cell-beta-thalassaemia
  • A gamma beta^+^ hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin AND beta^0^ thalassemia in cis
  • Thalassemias, beta
  • Inclusion body beta-thalassemia
  • Intermedias, Thalassemia
  • Thalassemia with hemoglobin S disease
  • Type Microcytemia, beta
  • beta^+^ Thalassaemia, normal Hb A>2<, type 2
  • Thalassemia-hemoglobin S disease
  • HPFH (hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin) G gamma beta plus thalassemia
  • Hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin A gamma beta^+^ thalassemia
  • Inclusion body beta-thalassaemia
  • Thalassaemia-haemoglobin S disease
  • anemia cooley's
  • Anemia, Erythroblastic
  • Hereditary persistence of foetal haemoglobin (HPFH) A gamma beta^+^ thalassaemia
  • Anemias, Erythroblastic
  • Thalassemia intermedia (disorder)
  • Sickle cell thalassaemia disease
  • beta Type Microcytemias
  • Sickle cell thalassemia disease
  • Homozygous beta thalassemia (disorder)
  • A>gamma< beta^+^ HPFH AND beta^0^ thalassemia in cis
  • Anemia, Cooley's
  • Beta thalassemia (disorder)
  • Sickle cell beta plus thalassaemia
  • Mediterranean Anemias
  • Thalassemia beta
  • HPFH A gamma beta^+^ thalassemia
  • beta Type Microcytemia
  • Dominant beta-thalassaemia
  • Dominant beta-thalassemia
  • Type Thalassemias, beta
  • Severe beta thalassemia
  • Thalassemia Majors (beta-Thalassemia Major)
  • Double heterozygous for Hb S and beta thalassaemia
  • Thalassemia Major (beta Thalassemia Major)
  • Anemia, Mediterranean
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for beta thalassemia?

The ICD-10-CM code for beta thalassemia is D56.1. The full clinical description is "Beta thalassemia". D56.1 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.

What does ICD-10 code D56.1 mean?

ICD-10-CM code D56.1 represents “Beta thalassemia”. It is classified under Chapter 3: Diseases of the Blood and Blood-Forming Organs and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.

Is D56.1 a billable code?

Yes, D56.1 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is D56.1 in?

D56.1 is in Chapter 3: Diseases of the Blood and Blood-Forming Organs (codes D50-D89).

What codes cannot be used with D56.1?

D56.1 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: sickle-cell thalassemia (D57.4-); beta thalassemia minor (D56.3); beta thalassemia trait (D56.3); and 3 more.

What SNOMED CT codes does D56.1 map to?

D56.1 maps to 21 SNOMED CT concepts: 5967006, 86715000, 27080008, 111572002, 79592006, and 16 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

What are the UMLS CUIs for D56.1?

D56.1 is linked to 4 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0002875, C0005283, C0271979, C2873756. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

How does D56.1 relate to ICF functioning codes?

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like beta thalassemia affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.

What is the ICD-11 equivalent of D56.1?

D56.1 maps to the ICD-11 code: 3A50.2 (Beta thalassaemia).

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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.