Diagnosis Code

D51 VITAMIN B12 DEFICIENCY ANEMIA


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: D51

Short Description: Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia

Long Description: Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia

The code D51 is NOT VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism (D50–D89)
    • Nutritional anemias (D50-D53)
      • Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia (D51)
        • D51 Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code D51 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • vitamin B12 deficiency (@E53.8*)

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
D51.0 Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia due to intrinsic factor deficiency
D51.1 Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia due to selective vitamin B12 malabsorption with proteinuria
D51.2 Transcobalamin II deficiency
D51.3 Other dietary vitamin B12 deficiency anemia
D51.8 Other vitamin B12 deficiency anemias
D51.9 Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia, unspecified


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