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D56 - Thalassemia


The ICD 10 Code for Thalassemia is listed as D56.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: D56
Description: Thalassemia
  • Excludes1: sickle-cell thalassemia (D57.4-)
Chapter Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism (D50-D89)
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of D56:
D56.0 - Alpha thalassemia
D56.1 - Beta thalassemia
D56.2 - Delta-beta thalassemia
D56.3 - Thalassemia minor
D56.4 - Hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin [HPFH]
D56.5 - Hemoglobin E-beta thalassemia
D56.8 - Other thalassemias
D56.9 - Thalassemia, unspecified