D56.0 is the ICD-10 code for Alpha thalassaemia. It is a four-character subcategory of D56 (Thalassaemia), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block D55–D59 (Haemolytic 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 D56.0 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- hydrops fetalis due to haemolytic disease P56.-
D56.0 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
D56.0Alfa-talassemi
D56.0Alfa-talassemi
DD560Alfa-talassæmi
D56.0Alfatalassemia
D56.0Alpha-Thalassämie
D56.0Alphathalassémie
D56.0alfa-thalassemie
D56.0Alpha thalassemia
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.
Look up another code
Stop looking codes up by hand
Docdemic listens to the consultation, writes the note and suggests the diagnosis and procedure codes that fit it, each one checked against your country’s official code list.
Try Docdemic free