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D50 Iron deficiency anemia

Category / Non-billable header 4 subcodes

Block: Nutritional anemias (D50-D53)

Includes

  • asiderotic anemia
  • hypochromic anemia

Subcodes

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Code Description Billable
D50..0 Iron deficiency anemia secondary to blood loss (chronic) Yes
D50..1 Sideropenic dysphagia Yes
D50..8 Other iron deficiency anemias Yes
D50..9 Iron deficiency anemia, unspecified Yes

Plain-language term for this code

The following entry in the US Medical Glossary corresponds to ICD-10-CM category D50:

Last reviewed: September 2026