D53.2 Scorbutic anemia

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Excludes1 (never code together)

• scurvy (E54)

Applies from D53 Other nutritional anemias

Includes

• megaloblastic anemia unresponsive to vitamin B12 or folate therapy

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 811-812 in MDC 16.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 281.8 Anemia associated with other specified nutritional deficiency (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to D53.2

Back-references to D53.2

• Type 1 Excludes: E54 Ascorbic acid deficiency ("scorbutic anemia (D53.2)")

Back-references to D53

• Code First: M90.5 Osteonecrosis in diseases classified elsewhere ("hemoglobinopathy (D50-D64)")
• Type 1 Excludes: R71 Abnormality of red blood cells ("anemias (D50-D64)")

Diagnosis Index entries for D53.2

• Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound) › scorbutic
• Scorbutus, scorbutic › anemia
• Scurvy, scorbutic › anemia

Nearby codes

• D53 Other nutritional anemias
• D53.0 Protein deficiency anemia
• D53.1 Other megaloblastic anemias, not elsewhere classified
• D53.2 Scorbutic anemia (this code)
• D53.8 Other specified nutritional anemias
• D53.9 Nutritional anemia, unspecified