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D56.8 - Other thalassemias

• Applicable to Other thalassemias
• The 2025 edition of ICD10-CM D56.8 became effective on October 1, 2024.
• This is the American ICD10-CM version of D56.8 - other international versions of ICD10 D56.8 may differ.
• D56.8 is a Billable / Specific ICD10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

• 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-)

The following codes above D56.8 contain annotation back-references that may be applicable to D56.8:

• Chapter: D50-D89 - Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism
• Section: D55-D59 - Hemolytic anemias
• Category: D56 - Thalassemia

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