Normocytic Anemia ICD-10-CM Codes

What ICD-10 codes are used for Normocytic Anemia?

There are currently five ICD-10 codes that you can use to designate a patient confirmed to have Normocytic Anemia:

1. D50.0

• This ICD-10 code stands for Iron deficiency anemia secondary to blood loss (chronic) and is meant for those who are confirmed to have anemia due to (chronic) blood loss, iron deficiency anemia due to blood loss, normocytic anemia, or normocytic anemia due to blood loss.

2. D50.9

• This ICD-10 code stands for Iron deficiency anemia, unspecified. This code is only to be used if your patient is confirmed to have iron deficiency anemia but it is not specified if it is due to something like blood loss. Normocytic anemia can also be used for this code.

• This code is an unspecified code and should only be used when not much else is known about the patient’s iron deficiency anemia. If you can specify more information about the iron deficiency anemia, it’s best to use a more specific ICD-10 code.

3. D62

• This ICD-10 code stands for Acute posthemorrhagic anemia. This is an ICD-10 code that can be used on patients if they’re confirmed to have Acute posthermorrhagic anemmia or if they have anemia due to blood loss, anemia that follows from post-operative blood loss, or normocytic anemia (especially if due to chronic blood loss).

4. D64.89

• This ICD-10 code stands for Other specified anemias. Not every type of anemia has a specific ICD-10 code like the ones mentioned above, so this ICD-10 code is meant to be used when a patient is confirmed to have a type of anemia that doesn’t have a specific ICD-10 code, with normocytic anemia being one of them.

5. D64.9

• This ICD-10 code stands for Anemia, unspecified. Just like D50.9, it’s an unspecified code. In this case, it’s for patients who have anemia, but it is currently unknown what kind of anemia they have and the cause. If you manage to get better information, use another code instead. Until then, this should suffice.

Which of these Normocytic Anemia codes are billable?

All of them are billable codes and can be used to designate a patient for reimbursement purposes.

Clinical information

Normocytic Anemia is a type of anemia where a person has fewer red blood cells than they’re supposed to have. These blood cells also don’t have enough hemoglobin, which is the oxygen-carrying protein in red blood cells. Hemoglobin is the most important component of a red blood cell.

There are three ways for a person to get Normocytic Anemia:

• They’re suffering from blood loss. Even internal bleeding can cause it. For women, they are at risk of developing this due to heavy periods.
• They have a medical condition that impacts their body’s capability to produce red blood cells.
• They have a medical condition that results in hemolysis, which is a problem because hemolysis is a term used whenever blood cells break down faster than usual.

Those who have it have the following symptoms:

• They have pale skin, or at least skin that’s paler than usual
• Their skin is dry
• Their skin is easily bruised
• They are dizzy
• They’re dealing with fatigue and weakness
• They have shortness of breath
• They have a faster-than-normal heartbeat

Normocytic Anemia is the result of underlying conditions, so the best way to treat it is to treat whatever the underlying condition is. One treatment method involves providing patients with medication that makes bone marrows produce more red blood cells.

Synonyms include

• Normocytic normochromic anemia
• Hemoglobin low
• Chronic anemia
• Anemia co-occurrent and due to chronic kidney disease stage 3
• Anemia co-occurrent with human immunodeficiency virus infection