D57.45
Header — not billableSickle-cell thalassemia beta plus with crisis
The ICD-10 code for sickle-cell thalassemia beta plus with crisis is D57.45.
D57.45 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 6 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- HbS-beta plus with crisis
- Sickle-cell beta plus with crisis
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under D57.45
- D57.451Sickle-cell thalassemia beta plus with acute chest syndrome
- D57.452Sickle-cell thalassemia beta plus with splenic sequestration
- D57.453Sickle-cell thalassemia beta plus with cerebral vascular involvement
- D57.454Sickle-cell thalassemia beta plus with dactylitis
- D57.458Sickle-cell thalassemia beta plus with crisis with other specified complication
- D57.459Sickle-cell thalassemia beta plus with crisis, unspecified
Related codes in this category
- D57.40Sickle-cell thalassemia without crisis
- D57.41Sickle-cell thalassemia, unspecified, with crisisnon-billable header
- D57.42Sickle-cell thalassemia beta zero without crisis
- D57.43Sickle-cell thalassemia beta zero with crisisnon-billable header
- D57.44Sickle-cell thalassemia beta plus without crisis
- D57.45Sickle-cell thalassemia beta plus with crisisnon-billable header