D57.41
Header — not billableSickle-cell thalassemia, unspecified, with crisis
The ICD-10 code for sickle-cell thalassemia, unspecified, with crisis is D57.41.
D57.41 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.
- Sickle-cell thalassemia with (painful) crisis NOS
- Sickle-cell thalassemia with (vaso-occlusive) pain NOS
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.
- •This code describes an unspecified presentation. If the medical record documents a more specific detail (e.g. laterality, type, or affected site), a more specific sibling code should be used instead — see Related codes below.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under D57.41
- D57.411Sickle-cell thalassemia, unspecified, with acute chest syndrome
- D57.412Sickle-cell thalassemia, unspecified, with splenic sequestration
- D57.413Sickle-cell thalassemia, unspecified, with cerebral vascular involvement
- D57.414Sickle-cell thalassemia, unspecified, with dactylitis
- D57.418Sickle-cell thalassemia, unspecified, with crisis with other specified complication
- D57.419Sickle-cell thalassemia, unspecified, with crisis
Related codes in this category
- D57.40Sickle-cell thalassemia without crisis
- 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
- D57.41Sickle-cell thalassemia, unspecified, with crisisnon-billable header