D53.0 is the ICD-10 code for Protein deficiency anaemia. It is a four-character subcategory of D53 (Other nutritional anaemias), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block D50–D53 (Nutritional anaemias) in Chapter III, Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- III · D50–D89
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What D53.0 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Amino-acid deficiency anaemia
- Orotaciduric anaemia
What D53.0 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- Lesch-Nyhan syndrome E79.1
D53.0 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
D53.0Proteinbristanemi
D53.0Proteinmangelanemi
DD530Proteinmangelanæmi
D53.0Valkuaisenpuuteanemia
D53.0Eiweißmangelanämie
D53.0Anémie par carence en protéines
D53.0anemie door proteïnedeficiëntie
D53.0Protein deficiency anemia
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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