P61.2 Anemia of prematurity

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Acts as a Complication or Comorbidity (CC) as a secondary diagnosis.

Applies from P61 Other perinatal hematological disorders

Excludes1 (never code together)

• transient hypogammaglobulinemia of infancy (D80.7)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 791 in MDC 15.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 776.6 Anemia of prematurity

Code annotations containing back-references to P61.2

Back-references to P61.2

• Type 1 Excludes: R71 Abnormality of red blood cells ("anemia of premature infant (P61.2)")
• Type 1 Excludes: R71 Abnormality of red blood cells ("congenital anemias (P61.2-P61.4)")

Diagnosis Index entries for P61.2

• Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound) › due to (in) (with) › prematurity
• Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound) › of prematurity

Nearby codes

• P61 Other perinatal hematological disorders
• P61.0 Transient neonatal thrombocytopenia
• P61.1 Polycythemia neonatorum
• P61.2 Anemia of prematurity (this code)
• P61.3 Congenital anemia from fetal blood loss
• P61.4 Other congenital anemias, not elsewhere classified
• P61.5 Transient neonatal neutropenia
• P61.6 Other transient neonatal disorders of coagulation
• P61.8 Other specified perinatal hematological disorders