D50.0 ICD-10-CA code: Iron deficiency anaemia secondary to blood loss (chronic)
D50.0 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Iron deficiency anaemia secondary to blood loss (chronic)” in CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026.
Official description
D50.0Iron deficiency anaemia secondary to blood loss (chronic)
Short description: Iron deficiency anaemia dt blood loss
ICD-10-CA · Canada · Also written D500
Index terms
Entries in CIHI’s alphabetical index that lead to D50.0. Searching the index by the condition the note names is how coders reach this code.
- Anemia, hemorrhagic (chronic)
- Anemia, posthemorrhagic (chronic)
- Anemia, due to, hemorrhage (chronic)
- Anemia, due to, loss of blood (chronic)
- Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic, anemia (chronic)
- Anemia, secondary to, blood loss (chronic)
- Anemia, secondary to, hemorrhage (chronic)
- Anemia, microcytic, due to blood loss (chronic)
- Anemia, iron deficiency, secondary to blood loss (chronic)
- Anemia, deficiency, iron, secondary to blood loss (chronic)
- Anemia, normocytic (infection), due to blood loss (chronic)
Notes for D50.0
As CIHI prints them, with any note D50.0 takes from the headings above it.
Includes
- Posthaemorrhagic anaemia (chronic)
- Anaemia:• asiderotic• hypochromicFrom D50 Iron deficiency anaemia
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- Acute posthaemorrhagic anaemia (D62)congenital anaemia from fetal blood loss (P61.3)
- Autoimmune disease (systemic) NOS (M35.9)certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O99)congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90)human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B24)injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T98)neoplasms (C00-D48)symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)From Chapter 3: Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism (D50-D89)
Where D50.0 sits
- 1ChapterChapter 3: Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism (D50-D89)
- 2Block D50-D53Nutritional anaemias
- 3Category D50Iron deficiency anaemia
- 4Valid code D50.0Iron deficiency anaemia secondary to blood loss (chronic)
Source and release
- Data release
- ICD-10-CA · FY 2026–2027
- Effective date
- Apr 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CIHI
This page is built from the ICD-10-CA catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Canadian Institute for Health Information’s FY 2026–2027 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
What does ICD-10-CA code D50.0 mean?
D50.0 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Iron deficiency anaemia secondary to blood loss (chronic)” in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release.
Where is D50.0 in ICD-10-CA?
D50.0 sits under D50 Iron deficiency anaemia, within D50-D53 Nutritional anaemias, within Chapter 3: Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism (D50-D89).
What coding notes apply to D50.0?
ICD-10-CA lists Includes, Excludes notes for D50.0, including those from the headings it sits under. They are listed on this page with where each one comes from.
Which ICD-10-CA release does this page use?
It uses CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.