D56 Non-Billable Code
Thalassemia
Chapter Classification
Chapter 3
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism (D50-D89)
Section Detail
D55-D59
Hemolytic anemias (D55-D59)
Coding Guidelines & Notes
excludes1
- sickle-cell thalassemia (D57.4-)
More Specific Diagnosis Codes
This code is not billable as it requires a higher level of specificity. Select a more specific code below.
- D56.0 - Alpha thalassemia Billable
- D56.1 - Beta thalassemia Billable
- D56.2 - Delta-beta thalassemia Billable
- D56.3 - Thalassemia minor Billable
- D56.4 - Hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin [HPFH] Billable
- D56.5 - Hemoglobin E-beta thalassemia Billable
- D56.8 - Other thalassemias Billable
- D56.9 - Thalassemia, unspecified Billable
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