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ICD-10-CM Code D68.6
Other thrombophilia

NON-BILLABLE
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.
| ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016

ICD Code D68.6 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of D68.6 that describes the diagnosis 'other thrombophilia' in more detail.


The ICD code D686 is used to code Antiphospholipid syndrome

Antiphospholipid syndrome or antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APS or APLS), or often also Hughes syndrome, is an autoimmune, hypercoagulable state caused by antiphospholipid antibodies. APS provokes blood clots (thrombosis) in both arteries and veins as well as pregnancy-related complications such as miscarriage, stillbirth, preterm delivery, and severe preeclampsia.

Specialty: Rheumatology
MeSH Code: D016736
ICD 9 Code: 289.81

Micrograph showing an advanced thrombotic microangiopathy, as may be seen in ALPA syndrome. Kidney biopsy. PAS stain.

Source: Wikipedia

Coding Notes for D68.6 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code

Inclusion Terms:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive.
Other hypercoagulable states
Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here."
Diffuse or disseminated intravascular coagulation [DIC] - instead, use Code D65
Heparin induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) - instead, use code D75.82
Hyperhomocysteinemia - instead, use code E72.11

Parent Code: D68 - Other coagulation defects

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