D50 — Iron deficiency anemia
Is D50 billable?
No — D50 is a non-billable header code. D50 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 4 billable codes beneath D50.
D50 at a glance
| Code | D50 |
|---|---|
| Description | Iron deficiency anemia |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Includes
Conditions classified to D50.
- asiderotic anemia
- hypochromic anemia
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 3
The conditions below are not part of D50, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, D50 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- autoimmune disease (systemic) NOS (M35.9)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B20)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
What codes fall under D50? (4)
How long has D50 existed?
D50 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
Which codes are confused with D50?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with D50 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.