D50
Iron deficiency anemia
Non-billable headerNot valid on its own. Use one of the more specific codes under it.
D50 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code category for iron deficiency anemia. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are D50.0 Iron deficiency anemia secondary to blood loss (chronic); D50.1 Sideropenic dysphagia; D50.8 Other iron deficiency anemias and D50.9 Iron deficiency anemia, unspecified. Its coding notes include 9 Excludes2 entries.
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
Also from chapter/block level (9 notes)
Inherited from Chapter 3 Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism
- 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)
Includes
Further defines or gives examples of the content of the category.
This code
- asiderotic anemia
- hypochromic anemia