2027 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code D64Other anemias

ICD-10-CM Codes›D50–D89›D60-D64›D64

ICD-10-CM D64
CMSSource: CMS FY 2027 ICD-10-CM dataset · Effective Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

D64 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code for other anemias, so it cannot be submitted on claims. Use a more specific code from this category instead, such as D64.0, D64.1, D64.2, and D64.3.

Code Identity

ICD-10-CM Code
D64
Billable Status
No — Non-Billable Category
Code Describes
Other anemias
Short Description
Other anemias
Same as the full description in the CMS dataset.
Chapter
D60-D64
Aplastic and other anemias and other bone marrow failure syndromes

Code Classification

ChapterD50–D89Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism
SectionD60-D64Aplastic and other anemias and other bone marrow failure syndromes
CategoryD64Other anemias
This CodeD64Other anemias

Specific Coding for Other anemiasOverview

Non-specific codes like D64 require more characters. Use one of these billable codes instead:

  • Use D64.0 for Hereditary sideroblastic anemia

  • Use D64.1 for Secondary sideroblastic anemia due to disease

  • Use D64.2 for Secondary sideroblastic anemia due to drugs and toxins

  • Use D64.3 for Other sideroblastic anemias

  • Use D64.4 for Congenital dyserythropoietic anemia

  • D64.8 for Other specified anemias

  • Use D64.81 for Anemia due to antineoplastic chemotherapy

  • Use D64.89 for Other specified anemias

  • Use D64.9 for Anemia, unspecified

Instructional NotesGuidance

Instructions from the official ICD-10-CM Tabular List that apply to D64: its own notes plus those printed at Chapter 3. A note printed at a category, block or chapter applies to every code under it.

Excludes1

Not coded here: the excluded code is never reported together with this one, unless the two conditions are unrelated.

  • refractory anemia (D46.-)
  • refractory anemia with excess blasts in transformation [RAEB T] (C92.0-)

Excludes2

Not included here: the excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, so both codes may be reported.

From Chapter 3 (D50-D89) Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism applies to 324 codes
  • autoimmune disease (systemic) NOS (M35.9)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B20)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)

Source: CMS ICD-10-CM Tabular List. How to read instructional notes.

Patient EducationClinical

Anemia

If you have anemia, your blood does not carry enough oxygen to the rest of your body. The most common cause of anemia is not having enough iron. Your body needs iron to make hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is an iron-rich protein that gives the red color to blood. It carries oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body.

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Code HistoryHistory

FY 2016AddedAdded to the ICD-10-CM code setEffective October 1, 2015, the first year of ICD-10-CM.
FY 2017–2026No changes
FY 2027CurrentCurrent code set, no changesEffective October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Questions About D64Overview

What is the ICD-10 code for other anemias?

D64 is the ICD-10-CM category for other anemias, but it is a non-billable header: claims need a more specific code from this category, listed on this page.

Is D64 (Other anemias) a billable code?

No. This is a category header that groups the codes for other anemias, and headers cannot be submitted on claims. Claims for other anemias need a more specific code from this category, such as D64.0, D64.1, and D64.2.

Can D64 be reported with a code from D46?

Not as a rule. The Excludes1 note on D64 lists "refractory anemia (D46.-)". An Excludes1 note means the excluded code is never reported together with this one; the only exception is when the two conditions are unrelated to each other (Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).