- D56.3 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM D56.3 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of D56.3 – other international versions of ICD-10 D56.3 may differ.
ICD-10-CM D56.3 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
Applicable To
- Alpha thalassemia minor
- Alpha thalassemia silent carrier
- Alpha thalassemia trait
- Beta thalassemia minor
- Beta thalassemia trait
- Delta-beta thalassemia minor
- Delta-beta thalassemia trait
- Thalassemia trait NOS
Type 1 Excludes
- alpha thalassemia (D56.0)
- beta thalassemia (D56.1)
- delta-beta thalassemia (D56.2)
- hemoglobin E-beta thalassemia (D56.5)
- sickle-cell trait (D57.3)
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): No change
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to D56.3:
- minor > alpha (major) (severe) (triple gene defect) D56.0
- silent carrier > alpha (major) (severe) (triple gene defect) D56.0
- trait > alpha (major) (severe) (triple gene defect) D56.0
- minor > beta (severe) D56.1
- trait > beta (severe) D56.1
- minor > delta-beta (homozygous) D56.2
- trait > delta-beta (homozygous) D56.2
- minor > Thalassemia (anemia) (disease) D56.9
- trait > Thalassemia (anemia) (disease) D56.9
- with thalassemia > abnormal NEC D58.2
- Lepore > Trait (s)