1. D50 Iron deficiency anemia

    1. D50.0 Iron deficiency anemia secondary to blood loss (chronic)

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Posthemorrhagic anemia (chronic)
    2. D50.1 Sideropenic dysphagia

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Kelly-Paterson syndrome
      • Plummer-Vinson syndrome
    3. D50.8 Other iron deficiency anemias

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Iron deficiency anemia due to inadequate dietary iron intake
    4. D50.9 Iron deficiency anemia, unspecified

Abbreviations used here:

NEC Not elsewhere classifiable
This abbreviation in the Tabular List represents “other specified”. When a specific code is not available for a condition, the Tabular List includes an NEC entry under a code to identify the code as the “other specified” code.

NOS Not otherwise specified
This abbreviation is the equivalent of unspecified.