D51.8 — Other vitamin B12 deficiency anemias
Is D51.8 billable?
Yes — D51.8 is billable for FY2027. D51.8 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. D51.8 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
D51.8 at a glance
| Code | D51.8 |
|---|---|
| Description | Other vitamin B12 deficiency anemias |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does D51.8 group to?
D51.8 sits in MDC 16 and helps define the logic of 2 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 811Red Blood Cell Disorders with MCCmedical
- 812Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCCmedical
How is D51.8 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to D51.8. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Anemia › deficiency › vitamin B12 NOS › specified type NEC (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 3
The conditions below are not part of D51.8, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, D51.8 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)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from D51
The conditions below are not part of D51.8, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, D51.8 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- deficiency of other B group vitamins (E53-)
How long has D51.8 existed?
D51.8 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.