D53.8 Other specified nutritional anemias

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applicable to

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

Excludes2 (not included here)

• nutritional deficiencies without anemia, such as:
• copper deficiency NOS (E61.0)
• molybdenum deficiency NOS (E61.5)
• zinc deficiency NOS (E60)

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 D53.8

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 D53.8

• Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound) › deficiency › nutritional › with › specified deficiency NEC
• Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound) › due to (in) (with) › deficiency › copper
• 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) › nutritional (deficiency) › with › specified deficiency NEC

Nearby codes

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