ICD-10 diagnosis code

D53.8 Other specified nutritional anaemias

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D53.8 is the ICD-10 code for Other specified nutritional anaemias. 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 D53.8 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Anaemia associated with deficiency of:
    • copper
    • molybdenum
    • zinc

What D53.8 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • nutritional deficiencies without mention of anaemia, such as:
    • copper deficiency E61.0
    • molybdenum deficiency E61.5
    • zinc deficiency E60

D53.8 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

NorwayICD-10-NO

D53.8Annen spesifisert mangelanemi

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DD538Anden ernæringsbetinget anæmi

  • DD538AAnæmi forårsaget af kobbermangel
  • DD538BAnæmi forårsaget af molybdænmangel
  • DD538CAnæmi forårsaget af zinkmangel
  • DD538MAnæmi ved malabsorption efter tidligere kirurgisk indgreb UNS
FinlandICD-10-FI

D53.8Muu ravitsemusperäinen anemia

GermanyICD-10-GM

D53.8Sonstige näher bezeichnete alimentäre Anämien

FranceICD-10-FR

D53.8Autres anémies nutritionnelles précisées

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

D53.8overige gespecificeerde vormen van voedingsanemie

United StatesICD-10-CM

D53.8Other specified nutritional anemias

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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