Specific codes in ICD-10 are unique alphanumeric designations used to identify and categorize diseases, disorders, and conditions. They consist of 3-5 characters, including both letters and numbers, that provide a high level of detail and specificity.
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
English
|
Folate deficiency anaemia, unspecified |
French
|
Anémie par carence en acide folique, sans précision |
| Level | Code | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | III | Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism | |
| 2 | D50-D53 | Nutritional anaemias | |
| 3 | D52 | Folate deficiency anaemia | |
| 4 | D52.9 | Folate deficiency anaemia, unspecified |
| Active Ingredient | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Calcium folinate |
Calcium folinate is an active metabolite of folinic acid and essential coenzyme for nucleic acid synthesis in cytotoxic therapy. Calcium folinate is frequently used to diminish the toxicity and counteract the action of folate antagonists, such as methotrexate. |
|
| Folic acid |
Folic acid is a member of the vitamin B group which is reduced in the body to tetrahydrofolate, a co-enzyme active in several metabolic processes and produces a haemopoietic response in nutritional megaloblastic anaemias. Folic acid is rapidly absorbed and widely distributed in body tissues. |
