D51.0

D51.0: Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia due to intrinsic factor deficiency

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

D51.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for vitamin b12 deficiency anemia due to intrinsic factor deficiency. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Addison anemia
Biermer anemia
Pernicious (congenital) anemia
Congenital intrinsic factor deficiency

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above D51.0

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on D51: Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia

deficiency of other B group vitamins (E53-)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

D51.0 is named in 16 Medicare coverage policies: 16 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A52996Billing and Coding: Routine Foot Care
A56232Billing and Coding: Foot Care
A56389Billing and Coding: Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Visualization
A56416Billing and Coding: Assays for Vitamins and Metabolic Function

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Addison-Biermer anemia(pernicious)
Biermer's anemia or disease(pernicious)
Lichtheim's disease or syndrome
Runeberg's disease
Addison's›anemia(pernicious)
Anemia›Addison(-Biermer) (pernicious)
Anemia›Biermer's(pernicious)
Anemia›combined system disease NEC
Anemia›cytogenic
Anemia›malignant(progressive)
Anemia›pernicious(congenital) (malignant) (progressive)
Congenital›intrinsic factor deficiency

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.