Is D64.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. D64.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does D64.8 sit in the tabular list?

Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism (D50-D89), in the block Aplastic and other anemias and other bone marrow failure syndromes (D60-D64).

What cannot be coded together with D64.8?

D64.8 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above D64.8 (D64) and apply to it just the same.

D64.8

D64.8 — Other specified anemias

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

D64.8 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other specified anemias. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above D64.8

These are not written on D64.8, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing D64.8 with anything listed here is a denial.

Written on D64 — Other anemias

refractory anemia (D46.-)
refractory anemia with excess blasts in transformation [RAEB T] (C92.0-)

Risk adjustment

D64.8 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

The condition this code belongs to

Every code for the condition on one page, which one applies when, and the mistake coders make with it.

Anaemia ICD-10 codes

Code history

D64.8 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Code to one of these instead D64.8

2 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share D64. If D64.8 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about D64.8

Is D64.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. D64.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does D64.8 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism (D50-D89), in the block Aplastic and other anemias and other bone marrow failure syndromes (D60-D64).
What cannot be coded together with D64.8?: D64.8 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above D64.8 (D64) and apply to it just the same.