D53.2
D53.2: Scorbutic anemia
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
D53.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for scorbutic anemia. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check D53.2 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1: never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
- scurvy (E54)
Other codes that can never be billed with D53.2
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- E54Ascorbic acid deficiency
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
D53.2 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56464Billing and Coding: Flow Cytometry
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Anemia›scorbutic
- Scorbutus, scorbutic›anemia
- Scurvy, scorbutic›anemia
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.