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D56

Thalassemia

Non-billableCategory

Chapter: 3. Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism

Section: D55-D59 - Hemolytic anemias

Coding Guidelines

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with D56

  • sickle-cell thalassemia (D57.4-)

Specific Codes (8)

D56.0Billable

Alpha thalassemia

D56.1Billable

Beta thalassemia

D56.2Billable

Delta-beta thalassemia

D56.3Billable

Thalassemia minor

D56.4Billable

Hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin [HPFH]

D56.5Billable

Hemoglobin E-beta thalassemia

D56.8Billable

Other thalassemias

D56.9Billable

Thalassemia, unspecified

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