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D56.8

Other thalassemias

Billable

Code Hierarchy

D56D56.8

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

  • Dominant thalassemia
  • Hemoglobin C thalassemia
  • Mixed thalassemia
  • Thalassemia with other hemoglobinopathy

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with D56.8

  • D58.2 - hemoglobin C disease (D58.2)
  • D58.2 - hemoglobin E disease (D58.2)
  • D58.2 - other hemoglobinopathies (D58.2)
  • sickle-cell anemia (D57.-)
  • sickle-cell thalassemia (D57.4-)

Related Codes

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

D56.9Billable

Thalassemia, unspecified

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