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D53.2

Billable

Scorbutic anemia

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

Anemia caused by vitamin C deficiency (scurvy), which impairs the body's ability to produce and maintain healthy red blood cells.

Coding Tips

  • •Ensure vitamin C deficiency is documented; this is relatively rare in developed countries
  • •Consider coding scurvy (E54) as the underlying condition if present

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together

Code Hierarchy

└D53Other nutritional anemias└D53.2Scorbutic anemia
└D53.2Scorbutic anemia

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