Alphabetic Index FY2027

D53.8

Other specified nutritional anemias

FY2027Chapter 3: Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism/D50–D53 Nutritional anemias

BillableComplete code, valid to report
Care settingsHome Health Primary · MMTA - Infectious Disease, Neoplasms, and Blood-Forming Diseases

D53.8 (also written D538) is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other specified nutritional anemias. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. It is one of the 5 codes in category D53 (Other nutritional anemias). The Alphabetic Index lists it under 5 entries. Its coding notes include 13 Excludes2 entries.

Excludes2

Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.

This code
  • nutritional deficiencies without anemia, such as:
    • copper deficiency NOS (E61.0)
    • molybdenum deficiency NOS (E61.5)
    • zinc deficiency NOS (E60)
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)

Care settings

How CMS programs treat this code. These are CMS claim edits and list entries, not coverage or eligibility rules.

Home Health Primary

Accepted as the primary (principal) diagnosis on a home health claim. The Home Health Grouper assigns it to the MMTA - Infectious Disease, Neoplasms, and Blood-Forming Diseases clinical group.

Source: CMS Home Health Grouper Software v07.2.26, effective October 1, 2026

Includes

Further defines or gives examples of the content of the category.

Inherited from D53 Other nutritional anemias
  • megaloblastic anemia unresponsive to vitamin B12 or folate therapy

Inclusion terms

Conditions classified to this code.

This code
  • Anemia associated with deficiency of copper
  • Anemia associated with deficiency of molybdenum
  • Anemia associated with deficiency of zinc

Alphabetic Index terms

Terms the official Alphabetic Index lists for this code. 5 entries