D63.1 Anemia in chronic kidney disease

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applicable to

• Erythropoietin resistant anemia (EPO resistant anemia)

Code first

• underlying chronic kidney disease (CKD) (N18.-)

MS-DRG index

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

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 285.21 Anemia in chronic kidney disease (approximate)

Medicare Code Edits (MCE v43.1 (April 2026))

• Manifestation codes as principal diagnosis: Manifestation codes describe the manifestation of an underlying disease, not the disease itself, and are not allowed as principal diagnosis.

Code annotations containing back-references to D63.1

Back-references to D63

• 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 D63.1

• Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound) › due to (in) (with) › chronic kidney disease
• Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound) › due to (in) (with) › end stage renal disease
• Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound) › erythropoietin-resistant anemia (EPO resistant anemia)
• Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound) › in (due to) (with) › chronic kidney disease
• Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound) › in (due to) (with) › end stage renal disease
• Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound) › in (due to) (with) › failure, kidney (renal)

Nearby codes

• D63 Anemia in chronic diseases classified elsewhere
• D63.0 Anemia in neoplastic disease
• D63.1 Anemia in chronic kidney disease (this code)
• D63.8 Anemia in other chronic diseases classified elsewhere