ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

D52Folate deficiency anemia

Not billable — use a more specific code

D52 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 4 more specific codes beneath it.

Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About D52

D52 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for folate deficiency anemia. It belongs to block D50-D53 (nutritional anemias) and chapter 3 (diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 4 subcodes must be used instead.

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: D52.0 (anemia), D52.1 (anemia), D52.8 (anemias) and D52.9 (unspecified).

Don't report D52 together with the conditions in its Excludes1 note: folate deficiency without anemia (E53.8).

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.

Specific codes under D52

Coding notes

Excludes1Not coded here — never report together with this code

folate deficiency without anemia (E53.8)

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to D52.

Broader instructions also apply from Chapter 3: Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism.

Codes whose notes reference D52

E53.8Excludes1

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FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about D52

Is D52 billable?: No. D52 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.