D59.3
Header — not billableHemolytic-uremic syndrome
The ICD-10 code for hemolytic-uremic syndrome is D59.3.
D59.3 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 4 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
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.
Related codes in this category
- D59.0Drug-induced autoimmune hemolytic anemia
- D59.1Other autoimmune hemolytic anemiasnon-billable header
- D59.2Drug-induced nonautoimmune hemolytic anemia
- D59.4Other nonautoimmune hemolytic anemias
- D59.5Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria [Marchiafava-Micheli]
- D59.6Hemoglobinuria due to hemolysis from other external causes
- D59.8Other acquired hemolytic anemias
- D59.9Acquired hemolytic anemia, unspecified
- D59.3Hemolytic-uremic syndromenon-billable header
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
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