ICD-10-CM Code for Anemia of Chronic Disease D63.8

 

Anemia in other chronic diseases classified elsewhere

• ICD-10 is listed by WHO (World Health Organization) under the assortment, and ICD-10 code D63.8 is a medical classification specific for Anemia in other chronic diseases classified elsewhere. 
• ICD-10-CM D63.8 is a billable/definite code that can be used to specify a diagnosis for recompense used.
• D63.8 ICD-10-CM is the American version. Other worldwide versions may diverge.
• D63.8 is now effective from October 1, 2022, according to the 2023 edition of the ICD-10 classification. 
• The immune system is engaged in the diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and assured disorders. 

Read more  2023 ICD-10 code for Microcytic Anemia

Anemia in other chronic diseases classified elsewhere

Code First

Underlying disease, such as:

• Tuberculosis;A18.89
• Hypothyroidism; E00.0-E03.9
• Malaria; B50.0-B54
• Diphyllobothriasis; B70.0
• Symptomatic late syphilis; A52.79

Applicable to D63.8

D50-D89 

Approximate Synonyms

·         Anemia of chronic diseases

Read more 2023 ICD-10 code for Hypothyroidism unspecified E0,39

ICD-10-CM D63.8 is grouped in Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):

• 812 Red blood cell disorders without mcc
• 811 Red blood cell disorders with mcc

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

FAQs

Q. What is the Anemia of chronic diseases?

A. If a person has anemia with specific long-term medical circumstances that involve inflammation because blood contains RBC, WBC, and platelets. 

Q. What is the ICD-10-CM code for chronic simple anemia?

A. The diagnosis code for simple anemia is D64.9 which is used for unspecified anemia and it comes under the category of diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and some disorders engaging the immune system.

Anemia distinctively is a condition in which the numbers of RBC (Red blood cells) fall below normal. 

Q. What is the ICD-10-CM code for chronic pain?

A. To use chronic pain diagnosis codes, the precise nature of pain should be notably recognized in the patient's medical records, for example, “chronic” to use ICD-10 code G 89.29 or the term “chronic pain syndrome” to use ICD-10 code G 89.