D63.1 — Anemia in chronic kidney disease
D63.1

What this code means
Anaemia that occurs as a complication of chronic kidney disease, mainly because failing kidneys make less erythropoietin.
Also called: anemia in chronic kidney disease, renal anemia.
When this code is used
Used for anaemia in chronic kidney disease, alongside the kidney disease code.
Where it sits in ICD-10-CM
Code D63.1 belongs to Chapter 3: Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism, which covers codes D50–D89 in the FY2027 ICD-10-CM tabular list. The official description above is copied verbatim from the CDC/NCHS FY2027 code file.
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What is ICD-10-CM code D63.1?
D63.1 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for “Anemia in chronic kidney disease”. Anaemia that occurs as a complication of chronic kidney disease, mainly because failing kidneys make less erythropoietin.
When is code D63.1 used?
Used for anaemia in chronic kidney disease, alongside the kidney disease code. It belongs to Chapter 3 of ICD-10-CM (Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism).
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