D53
D53: Other nutritional anemias
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
D53 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other nutritional anemias. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Includes
Conditions this code covers.
- megaloblastic anemia unresponsive to vitamin B12 or folate therapy
Other codes that can never be billed with D53
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
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 D53
5 child codes. Green means billable.