2022 ICD-10-CM Code D57.438

Sickle-cell thalassemia beta zero with crisis with other specified complication

  1. ICD-10-CM Index
  2. Chapter: D50–D89
  3. Section: D55-D59
  4. Block: D57
  5. D57.438 - Sickle-cell thalassemia beta zero with crisis with oth comp
Version 2021
Billable Code

Valid for Submission

ICD-10:D57.438
Short Description:Sickle-cell thalassemia beta zero with crisis with oth comp
Long Description:Sickle-cell thalassemia beta zero with crisis with other specified complication

Code Classification

  • Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism (D50–D89)
    • Hemolytic anemias (D55-D59)
      • Sickle-cell disorders (D57)

D57.438 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of sickle-cell thalassemia beta zero with crisis with other specified complication. The code D57.438 is valid during the fiscal year 2022 from October 01, 2021 through September 30, 2022 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.

Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries

The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10 codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more. The following references are applicable to the code D57.438:


Inclusion Terms

Inclusion Terms
These terms are the conditions for which that code is to be used. The terms may be synonyms of the code title, or, in the case of "other specified" codes, the terms are a list of the various conditions assigned to that code. The inclusion terms are not necessarily exhaustive. Additional terms found only in the Alphabetic Index may also be assigned to a code.

Use Additional Code

Use Additional Code
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Index to Diseases and Injuries

The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10 code(s). The following references for the code D57.438 are found in the index:

Replacement Code

D57438 replaces the following previously assigned ICD-10 code(s):

Code History

  • FY 2021 - Code Added, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021

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