D53 ICD-10-CA category: Other nutritional anaemias
D53 isn’t a code on its own. Choose one of the 5 codes beneath it, the one the documentation supports.
Official description
D53Other nutritional anaemias
ICD-10-CA · Canada
Codes in D53
D53 isn’t a code on its own. Open the code that matches what the note documents.
Notes for D53
As CIHI prints them, with any note D53 takes from the headings above it.
Includes
- Megaloblastic anaemia unresponsive to vitamin B or folate therapy12
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- 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 D53 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 D53Other nutritional anaemias
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
Is D53 a valid ICD-10-CA code?
No. D53 (Other nutritional anaemias) is a category heading in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release. It holds 5 codes; record the one the documentation supports.
Where is D53 in ICD-10-CA?
D53 sits under 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 D53?
ICD-10-CA lists Includes, Excludes notes for D53, 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.