D52
D52: Folate deficiency anemia
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
D52 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for folate deficiency anemia. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Excludes1: never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
- folate deficiency without anemia (E53.8)
Other codes that can never be billed with D52
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- E53.8Deficiency of other specified B group vitamins
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead D52
4 child codes. Green means billable.