- D56.1 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 D56.1 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of D56.1 – other international versions of ICD-10 D56.1 may differ.
ICD-10-CM D56.1 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
- Beta thalassemia major
- Cooley’s anemia
- Homozygous beta thalassemia
- Severe beta thalassemia
- Thalassemia intermedia
- Thalassemia major
Type 1 Excludes
- beta thalassemia minor (D56.3)
- beta thalassemia trait (D56.3)
- delta-beta thalassemia (D56.2)
- hemoglobin E-beta thalassemia (D56.5)
- sickle-cell beta 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 D56.1:
- Cooley\’s (erythroblastic) > Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound) D64.9
- erythroblastic > Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound) D64.9
- familial > erythroblastic D56.1
- of childhood > erythroblastic D56.1
- familial erythroblastic > Anemia (essential) (general) (hemoglobin deficiency) (infantile) (primary) (profound) D64.9
- beta (severe) > Thalassemia (anemia) (disease) D56.9
- homozygous > beta (severe) D56.1
- major > beta (severe) D56.1
- intermedia > Thalassemia (anemia) (disease) D56.9
- major > Thalassemia (anemia) (disease) D56.9