D53.8 Other specified nutritional anemias

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The ICD-10-CM code for Other specified nutritional anemias is D53.8 (FY2026). It is a billable, claim-ready diagnosis code.

Classification

Section
D50-D53: Nutritional anemias (D50-D53)
Category D53
6 codes (5 billable)
FY2026 Status
Stable since FY2024

Also Known As

ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index entries that lead to D53.8:

  • Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound) › due to (in) (with) › deficiency › copper
  • Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound) › nutritional (deficiency) › with › specified deficiency NEC
  • Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound) › due to (in) (with) › deficiency › molybdenum
  • Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound) › due to (in) (with) › deficiency › zinc
  • Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound) › deficiency › nutritional › with › specified deficiency NEC
Excludes2
Not included here. These conditions are coded elsewhere but may be coded together if applicable.
  • nutritional deficiencies without anemia, such as:
  • copper deficiency NOS (E61.0)
  • molybdenum deficiency NOS (E61.5)
  • zinc deficiency NOS (E60)

Inclusion Terms

  • Anemia associated with deficiency of copper
  • Anemia associated with deficiency of molybdenum
  • Anemia associated with deficiency of zinc

U.S. Hospital Utilization

  • An estimated 3,700 U.S. inpatient stays in 2023 included D53.8 among the documented diagnoses.

Source: National Inpatient Sample (NIS), Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2016–2023. National survey-weighted estimates.

Official Coding Guidelines

Chapter 3 TOC entry

3. Chapter 3: Disease of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism (D50-D89) ............................................................................................. 39

— ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026, Section I.C.3
Reserved for future guideline expansion

Reserved for future guideline expansion ...................................................................................... 39

— ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026, Section I.C.3.Reserved

Source: CMS — ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026

References

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Related Codes

Parent Code

D53 Other nutritional anemias

Related Codes in D53

D53 Other nutritional anemias D53.0 Protein deficiency anemia D53.1 Other megaloblastic anemias, not elsewhere classified D53.2 Scorbutic anemia D53.9 Nutritional anemia, unspecified
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Reviewed by Prajwal Shrestha, CPC, CRC
Certified Professional Coder (CPC) and Certified Risk Adjustment Coder (CRC) · AAPC Member ID 01997614 · About · Editorial policy · Content last reviewed: 2025-10-01

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