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D64.9

D64.9: Anemia, unspecified

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

D64.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for anemia, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above D64.9

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on D64: Other anemias

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

Other codes that can never be billed with D64.9

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

  • D53.9Nutritional anemia, unspecified

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

D64.9 is named in 20 Medicare coverage policies: 19 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 1 listing it as NOT covered. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A57497Billing and Coding: Chest X-Ray Policynot covered
  • A55717Billing and Coding: Lab: Flow Cytometry
  • A56462Billing and Coding: Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents (ESA)
  • A56793Billing and Coding: Genomic Sequence Analysis Panels in the Treatment of Hematolymphoid Diseases

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Anemia(essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound)
  • Oligocythemia
  • Anemia›atypical(primary)
  • Anemia›idiopathic
  • Anemia›normocytic(infectional)
  • Anemia›progressive
  • Deficiency, deficient›hemoglobin
  • Hemoglobin›low NOS
  • Low›hematocrit
  • Low›hemoglobin

The condition this code belongs to

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under D64

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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