D59.3
Hemolytic-uremic syndrome
Non-billable headerNot valid on its own. Use one of the more specific codes under it.
D59.3 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for hemolytic-uremic syndrome. 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 D59.30 Hemolytic-uremic syndrome, unspecified; D59.31 Infection-associated hemolytic-uremic syndrome; D59.32 Hereditary hemolytic-uremic syndrome and D59.39 Other hemolytic-uremic syndrome. Its coding notes include a Code also instruction and 9 Excludes2 entries.
Code also
Two codes may be needed to describe the condition. This note gives no sequencing order.
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)