D63.8 Billable Code
Anemia in other chronic diseases classified elsewhere
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
D60-D64
Aplastic and other anemias and other bone marrow failure syndromes (D60-D64)
Code Hierarchy
This code is a child of D63.
Coding Guidelines & Notes
codeFirst
- underlying disease, such as:
- diphyllobothriasis (B70.0)
- hookworm disease (B76.0-B76.9)
- hypothyroidism (E00.0-E03.9)
- malaria (B50.0-B54)
- symptomatic late syphilis (A52.79)
- tuberculosis (A18.89)
OPPS Editing Flags
External Cause
No
Mental Health
No
Manifestation (Edit 89)
Yes
Code First Applicable This code represents a manifestation of an underlying disease. The underlying condition must be coded first as the principal diagnosis.
No
Unacceptable PDX (Edit 113)
No
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