Nutritional Anemia, Unspecified
- D53.9
is a billable/precise ICD-1-CM code for nutritional anemia,
unspecified that can be utilized to specify a
diagnosis for compensation purposes. - D53.9
is the American versionD53 ICD-10CM while
other worldwide versions of ICD-1 D53.9 can vary. - D53.9
ICD-10-CM is now effectual on October 1, 2022, as mentioned in the edition
of 2023.
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ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for anemia in chronic diseases
Nutritional Anemia
The term nutritional anemia covers all medical or pathological
conditions in which, due to a deficiency in one or more nutrients, the blood
hemoglobin concentration drops to an abnormally low down level.
Applicable to: Simple chronic anemia
Type 1 Excludes: Anemia NOS (D64.9)
Above D53.9 the following code(s) comprises annotation back-references
that can be valid to D53.9.
D50-D89
Illnesses of the blood and blood-forming organs and some disorders
engaging the immune system
D53
- Other
nutritional anemia
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ICD-10-CM code foe Microcytic Anemia
Approximate Synonyms
- Macrocytic anemia
- Simple chronic
anemia - Nutritional anemia
- Anemia, acrostic
- Anemia, nutritional
- Anemia, simple,
chronic
D53.9 ICD-10-CM is added in
Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0)
- 812 Red blood cell disorders
without mcc - 811 Red blood cell disorders with
mcc
D53.9 is converted to ICD-9-CM
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ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for K12 Gastroesophageal Reflux
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft
ICD-10-CM) - 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Compensation states with a date of examination on October
1, 2015, needs the employment of ICD-10-CM codes.
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ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for Congenital Hypothyroidism
Clinical Facts
- Nutritional
anemia or nutritional deficiency anemia is a condition in which the body
doesn’t absorb certain nutrients in sufficient amounts. It can be caused
by an Imbalanced diet, some treatments, or health conditions. - Nutritional
deficiencies in the body can lead to low levels of hemoglobin in red blood
cells (RBC), decreased RBC count or simply RBC doesn’t perform normally as
it should. - Anemia
due to Iron-deficiency is the most common type of anemia, but declining
levels of vitamin
B12 and folate can also lead to this condition. Decreasing
vitamin C intake can play an important role in it.
