D51 Non-Billable Code
Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia
Chapter Classification
Chapter 3
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism (D50-D89)
Section Detail
D50-D53
Nutritional anemias (D50-D53)
Coding Guidelines & Notes
excludes1
- vitamin B12 deficiency (E53.8)
More Specific Diagnosis Codes
This code is not billable as it requires a higher level of specificity. Select a more specific code below.
- D51.0 - Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia due to intrinsic factor deficiency Billable
- D51.1 - Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia due to selective vitamin B12 malabsorption with proteinuria Billable
- D51.2 - Transcobalamin II deficiency Billable
- D51.3 - Other dietary vitamin B12 deficiency anemia Billable
- D51.8 - Other vitamin B12 deficiency anemias Billable
- D51.9 - Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia, unspecified Billable
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