D56.0 Billable Code
Alpha thalassemia
Effective From: 10/01/2016
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)
Code Hierarchy
This code is a child of D56.
Coding Guidelines & Notes
excludes1
- alpha thalassemia trait or minor (D56.3)
- asymptomatic alpha thalassemia (D56.3)
- hydrops fetalis due to isoimmunization (P56.0)
- hydrops fetalis not due to immune hemolysis (P83.2)
useAdditionalCode
- code, if applicable, for hydrops fetalis due to alpha thalassemia (P56.99)
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