D50.0 is the authoritative medical code for Iron deficiency anemia secondary to blood loss chronic. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for iron deficiency anemia secondary to blood loss chronic (ICD-10-CM D50.0), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with 2026 federal coding standards.
Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Iron deficiency anemia secondary to blood loss chronic is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code D50.0. Includes: asiderotic anemia; hypochromic anemia. Inclusion terms: Posthemorrhagic anemia chronic. Excludes1 (not coded here): acute posthemorrhagic anemia D62; congenital anemia from fetal blood loss P61.3.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for D50.0 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Includes
Conditions the official ICD-10-CM tabular list includes under this code.
- asiderotic anemia
- hypochromic anemia
Inclusion Terms
Alternative terms the tabular list files under this code.
- Posthemorrhagic anemia chronic
Excludes1 — Not Coded Here
Conditions that can never be reported with this code; the two are mutually exclusive.
- acute posthemorrhagic anemia D62
- congenital anemia from fetal blood loss P61.3
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
What can't be coded together with D50.0?
Per Excludes1 instructions, D50.0 must not be reported with: acute posthemorrhagic anemia (D62); congenital anemia from fetal blood loss (P61.3).
What conditions are included under D50.0?
Iron deficiency anemia secondary to blood loss chronic includes: Posthemorrhagic anemia (chronic).
Codes in This Family (4)
Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as D50.0, with their registry titles.
- D50 — Iron deficiency anemia
- D50.1 — Sideropenic dysphagia
- D50.8 — Other iron deficiency anemias
- D50.9 — Iron deficiency anemia, unspecified
Indexed Clinical Terms (20)
Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.
- Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound), blood loss (chronic)
- Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound), chronic, blood loss
- Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound), deficiency, iron, secondary to blood loss (chronic)
- Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound), due to (in) (with), blood loss (chronic)
- Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound), due to (in) (with), hemorrhage (chronic)
- Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound), due to (in) (with), loss of blood (chronic)
- Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound), factitious (self-induced blood letting)
- Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound), hemorrhagic (chronic)
- Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound), hypochromic (idiopathic) (microcytic) (normoblastic), due to blood loss (chronic)
- Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound), iron deficiency, secondary to blood loss (chronic)
- Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound), microcytic (hypochromic), due to blood loss (chronic)
- Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound), normocytic (infectional), due to blood loss (chronic)
- Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound), posthemorrhagic (chronic)
- Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound), postoperative (postprocedural), due toblood loss (acute), chronic blood loss
- Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound), secondary to, blood loss (chronic)
- Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound), secondary to, hemorrhage (chronic)
- Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound), sideropenic (refractory), due to blood loss (chronic)
- Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic (concealed), anemia (chronic)
- Normocytic anemia (infectional) due to blood loss (chronic)
- Posthemorrhagic anemia (chronic)
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