- D56.8 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 D56.8 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of D56.8 – other international versions of ICD-10 D56.8 may differ.
ICD-10-CM D56.8 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
- 791 Prematurity with major problems
- 793 Full term neonate with major problems
- 811 Red blood cell disorders with mcc
- 812 Red blood cell disorders without mcc
Applicable To
- Dominant thalassemia
- Hemoglobin C thalassemia
- Mixed thalassemia
- Thalassemia with other hemoglobinopathy
Type 1 Excludes
- hemoglobin C disease (D58.2)
- hemoglobin E disease (D58.2)
- other hemoglobinopathies (D58.2)
- sickle-cell anemia (D57.-)
- sickle-cell thalassemia (D57.4)
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 D56.8:
- familial > microcytic (hypochromic) D50.9
- thalassemia > C (Hb-C) D58.2
- with thalassemia > Hemoglobinopathy (mixed) D58.2
- with other hemoglobinopathy > Thalassemia (anemia) (disease) D56.9
- dominant > Thalassemia (anemia) (disease) D56.9
- hemoglobin > Thalassemia (anemia) (disease) D56.9
- C > hemoglobin D56.8
- mixed > Thalassemia (anemia) (disease) D56.9
- specified type NEC > Thalassemia (anemia) (disease) D56.9
- variants > Thalassemia (anemia) (disease) D56.9