Is D63.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. D63.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does D63.8 sit in the tabular list?

Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism (D50-D89), in the block Aplastic and other anemias and other bone marrow failure syndromes (D60-D64).

D63.8

D63.8 — Anemia in other chronic diseases classified elsewhere

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

D63.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for anemia in other chronic diseases classified elsewhere. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Code first

The underlying condition must be sequenced before this code.

underlying disease, such as:
diphyllobothriasis (B70.0)
hookworm disease (B76.0-B76.9)
hypothyroidism (E00.0-E03.9)
malaria (B50.0-B54)
symptomatic late syphilis (A52.79)
tuberculosis (A18.89)

Risk adjustment

D63.8 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

D63.8 is named in 13 Medicare coverage policies — 13 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

A56462Billing and Coding: Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents (ESA)
A56795Billing and Coding: Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents (ESAs)
A56795Billing and Coding: Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents (ESAs)
A57110Billing and Coding: MolDX: Blood Product Molecular Antigen Typing

How D63.8 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to D63.8.

Anemia›intertropical
Anemia›due to›chronic disease classified elsewhere NEC

Related codes at this level

Codes that share D63. If D63.8 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about D63.8

Is D63.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. D63.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does D63.8 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism (D50-D89), in the block Aplastic and other anemias and other bone marrow failure syndromes (D60-D64).