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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

Each subcode links to a detail page with full clinical annotations.

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

Related pages

In Spanish: anemia por deficiencia de hierro → (Iron Deficiency Anemia, in the US Medical Glossary)

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