About the Disease
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of inherited red blood cell disorders where the distorted red blood cells form a sickle or crescent shape and disrupt the normal flow of nutrition and oxygen throughout the body. SCD is a chronic disease that affects the circulatory system.
Source: National Institutes of Health
Diagnosis Codes
ICD-10: D57.00, D57.01, D57.02, D57.03, D57.09, D57.1, D57.20, D57.211, D57.212, D57.213, D57.218, D57.219, D57.40, D57.411, D57.412, D57.413, D57.418, D57.419, D57.42, D57.431, D57.432, D57.433, D57.438, D57.439, D57.44, D57.451, D57.452, D57.453, D57.458, D57.459, D57.80, D57.811, D57.812, D57.813, D57.818, D57.819
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