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D56.1

Beta thalassemia

Billable

Code Hierarchy

D56D56.1

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

Section: D55-D59 - Hemolytic anemias

Coding Guidelines

Inclusion Terms

  • Beta thalassemia major
  • Cooley's anemia
  • Homozygous beta thalassemia
  • Severe beta thalassemia
  • Thalassemia intermedia
  • Thalassemia major

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with D56.1

  • D56.3 - beta thalassemia minor (D56.3)
  • D56.3 - beta thalassemia trait (D56.3)
  • D56.2 - delta-beta thalassemia (D56.2)
  • D56.5 - hemoglobin E-beta thalassemia (D56.5)
  • sickle-cell beta thalassemia (D57.4-)

Related Codes

D56.0Billable

Alpha 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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