D52.9
D52.9: Folate deficiency anemia, unspecified
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
D52.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for folate deficiency anemia, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check D52.9 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Folic acid deficiency anemia NOS
Other codes that can never be billed with D52.9
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.
Medicare coverage
D52.9 is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies: 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56416Billing and Coding: Assays for Vitamins and Metabolic Function
- A56675Billing and Coding: Homocysteine Level, Serum
- A57755Billing and Coding: Vitamin B<sub>12</sub> Injections
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Anemia›folate deficiency(folic acid)
- Anemia›deficiency›folate
- Anemia›deficiency›folic acid
- Anemia›due to›deficiency›folate(folic acid)
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.