D56 Thalassemia
ICD-10-CM category D56 sits in Chapter 3 (Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism, D50-D89). It contains 8 billable codes for FY2027, effective October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027. Always code to the most specific code available: a code with more characters that describes the diagnosis more precisely takes priority over a shorter one.
Billable codes in D56
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
D56.0 | Alpha thalassemia |
D56.1 | Beta thalassemia |
D56.2 | Delta-beta thalassemia |
D56.3 | Thalassemia minor |
D56.4 | Hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin [HPFH] |
D56.5 | Hemoglobin E-beta thalassemia |
D56.8 | Other thalassemias |
D56.9 | Thalassemia, unspecified |
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