3A71

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Anaemia due to chronic disease

Description

A disease caused by chronic diseases such as chronic infection. This disease is characterised by inflammatory responses targeted at red blood cells leading to low levels of red blood cells in the body. This disease may present with pallor, fatigue, or shortness of breath. Confirmation is by identification of low levels of red blood cells in a blood sample.

Exclusions from above levels

  • 04 – Diseases of the immune system
  • 05 – Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
  • 18 – Complications of pregnancy, childbirth or the puerperium
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  • 19 – Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
  • 20 – Congenital malformations, deformations or chromosomal abnormalities
  • 22 – Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes
  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1000704511 – Human immunodeficiency virus disease
  • JB64.1 – Other diseases of the blood or blood-forming organs or certain disorders involving the immune mechanism complicating pregnancy, childbirth or the puerperium

Child codes

  • 3A71.0 – Anaemia in neoplastic disease
  • 3A71.1 – Anaemia in chronic infectious diseases
  • 3A71.2 – Anaemia in chronic kidney disease
  • 3A71.Y – Anaemia due to other specified chronic disease
  • 3A71.Z – Anaemia due to chronic disease, unspecified

Sibling codes

  • 3A50 – Thalassaemias
  • 3A51 – Sickle cell disorders or other haemoglobinopathies
  • 3A70 – Aplastic anaemia
  • 3A72 – Sideroblastic anaemia
  • 3A73 – Congenital dyserythropoietic anaemia
  • 3A90 – Anaemia due to acute disease
  • 3A91 – Congenital methaemoglobinaemia
  • 3A92 – Hereditary methaemoglobinaemia
  • 3A93 – Acquired methaemoglobinaemia
  • 3A94 – Acute posthaemorrhagic anaemia
  • 3A9Y – Other specified anaemias or erythrocyte disorders
  • 3A9Z – Anaemias or other erythrocyte disorders, unspecified

Foundation entity

Anaemia due to chronic disease – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1981248479

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: 03: Diseases of the blood or blood-forming organs