D63.8 Anemia in other chronic diseases classified elsewhere

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Code first

• underlying disease, such as:
• diphyllobothriasis (B70.0)
• hookworm disease (B76.0-B76.9)
• hypothyroidism (E00.0-E03.9)
• malaria (B50.0-B54)
• symptomatic late syphilis (A52.79)
• tuberculosis (A18.89)

MS-DRG index

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

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 285.29 Anemia of other chronic 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 D63.8

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 D63.8

• Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound) › bothriocephalus
• Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound) › brickmaker's
• Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound) › dibothriocephalus
• Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound) › Diphyllobothrium (Dibothriocephalus)
• Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound) › due to (in) (with) › chronic disease classified elsewhere NEC
• Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound) › due to (in) (with) › fish tapeworm (D. latum) infestation
• Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound) › due to (in) (with) › myxedema
• Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound) › due to (in) (with) › Necator americanus
• Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound) › Egyptian
• Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound) › epidemic
• Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound) › fish tapeworm (D. latum) infestation
• Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound) › hookworm
• Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound) › intertropical
• Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound) › malarial
• Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound) › marsh
• Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound) › miner's
• Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound) › paludal
• Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound) › syphilitic (acquired) (late)
• Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound) › tropical
• Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound) › tuberculous
• Brickmakers' anemia
• Chlorosis › Egyptian
• Chlorosis › miner's
• Chorioretinitis › Egyptian
• Chorioretinitis › miner's
• Hookworm (disease) (infection) (infestation) › with anemia
• Syphilis, syphilitic (acquired) › anemia (late)

Nearby codes

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