D57.81
Header — not billableOther sickle-cell disorders with crisis
The ICD-10 code for other sickle-cell disorders with crisis is D57.81.
D57.81 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.
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 D57.81
- D57.811Other sickle-cell disorders with acute chest syndrome
- D57.812Other sickle-cell disorders with splenic sequestration
- D57.813Other sickle-cell disorders with cerebral vascular involvement
- D57.814Other sickle-cell disorders with dactylitis
- D57.818Other sickle-cell disorders with crisis with other specified complication
- D57.819Other sickle-cell disorders with crisis, unspecified
Related codes in this category
- D57.80Other sickle-cell disorders without crisis
- D57.81Other sickle-cell disorders with crisisnon-billable header