D59.12 is the authoritative medical code for Cold autoimmune hemolytic anemia. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for cold autoimmune hemolytic anemia (ICD-10-CM D59.12), 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
Cold autoimmune hemolytic anemia is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code D59.12. Inclusion terms: Chronic cold hemagglutinin disease; Cold agglutinin disease; Cold agglutinin hemoglobinuria; Cold type primary secondary symptomatic autoimmune hemolytic anemia; Cold type autoimmune hemolytic disease. Excludes2 (not included here): Evans syndrome D69.41; hemolytic disease of newborn P55.-; paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria D59.6.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for D59.12 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Inclusion Terms
Alternative terms the tabular list files under this code.
- Chronic cold hemagglutinin disease
- Cold agglutinin disease
- Cold agglutinin hemoglobinuria
- Cold type primary secondary symptomatic autoimmune hemolytic anemia
- Cold type autoimmune hemolytic disease
Excludes2 — Not Included Here
Conditions not covered by this code, but which may be reported alongside it when both are present.
- Evans syndrome D69.41
- hemolytic disease of newborn P55.-
- paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria D59.6
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
Can D59.12 be reported alongside related conditions?
Per Excludes2 instructions, D59.12 and the following may both be reported when both are present: Evans syndrome (D69.41); hemolytic disease of newborn (P55.-); paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria (D59.6).
What conditions are included under D59.12?
Cold autoimmune hemolytic anemia includes: Chronic cold hemagglutinin disease; Cold agglutinin disease; Cold agglutinin hemoglobinuria; Cold type (primary) (secondary) (symptomatic) autoimmune hemolytic anemia; Cold type autoimmune hemolytic disease.
Codes in This Family (18)
Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as D59.12, with their registry titles.
- D59 — Acquired hemolytic anemia
- D59.0 — Drug-induced autoimmune hemolytic anemia
- D59.1 — Other autoimmune hemolytic anemias
- D59.10 — Autoimmune hemolytic anemia, unspecified
- D59.11 — Warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia
- D59.13 — Mixed type autoimmune hemolytic anemia
- D59.19 — Other autoimmune hemolytic anemia
- D59.2 — Drug-induced nonautoimmune hemolytic anemia
- D59.3 — Hemolytic-uremic syndrome
- D59.30 — Hemolytic-uremic syndrome, unspecified
- D59.31 — Infection-associated hemolytic-uremic syndrome
- D59.32 — Hereditary hemolytic-uremic syndrome
- D59.39 — Other hemolytic-uremic syndrome
- D59.4 — Other nonautoimmune hemolytic anemias
- D59.5 — Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria [Marchiafava-Micheli]
- D59.6 — Hemoglobinuria due to hemolysis from other external causes
- D59.8 — Other acquired hemolytic anemias
- D59.9 — Acquired hemolytic anemia, unspecified
Indexed Clinical Terms (13)
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), hemolytic, autoimmune, cold
- Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound), hemolytic, cold type (primary) (secondary) (symptomatic)
- Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound), hemolytic, primary, autoimmune, cold type
- Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound), hemolytic, secondary, autoimmune, cold type
- Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound), hemolytic, symptomatic, autoimmune, cold type
- Cold, agglutinin disease or hemoglobinuria (chronic)
- Cold, sensitivity, auto-immune
- Disease, diseased, autoimmune NOS (systemic), hemolytic, cold type (primary) (secondary) (symptomatic)
- Disease, diseased, cold, agglutinin or hemoglobinuria
- Disease, diseased, cold, hemagglutinin (chronic)
- Disease, diseased, hemolytic (newborn), autoimmune, cold type (primary) (secondary) (symptomatic)
- Hemoglobinuria, cold (paroxysmal) (with Raynaud's syndrome), agglutinin
- Sensitive, sensitivity, cold, autoimmune
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