D50

ICD-10Non-billable category

Iron deficiency anemia

Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)

Iron deficiency anemia

D50 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.

Includes

asiderotic anemia
hypochromic anemia

More specific codes under D50

Where this code sits

Chapter: 3. Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism (D50-D89)
Block: Nutritional anemias (D50-D53)

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Source

ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.