ICD-10 Specific code D51.8: Other vitamin B12 deficiency anaemias

Specific codes in ICD-10 are unique alphanumeric designations used to identify and categorize diseases, disorders, and conditions. They consist of 3-5 characters, including both letters and numbers, that provide a high level of detail and specificity.

Translations

Language Translation
Flag for English language  English Other vitamin B12 deficiency anaemias
Flag for French language  French Autres anรฉmies par carence en vitamine B12

Hierarchical position

Level Code Title
1 III Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism
2 D50-D53 Nutritional anaemias
3 D51 Vitamin B12 deficiency anaemia
4 D51.8 Other vitamin B12 deficiency anaemias

Indicated medicines

Active Ingredient Description
Vitamin B12

Hydroxocobalamin is used in the treatment and prevention of Vitamin B12 deficiency. For adults, the daily requirement of Vitamin B12 is probably about 1 to 2 micrograms and this amount is present in most normal diets. However, Vitamin B12 only occurs in animal products, not in vegetables, and therefore strict vegetarian or vegan diets that exclude dairy products may provide an inadequate amount, although a deficiency may not be apparent for many years.