ICD-10-CM Code D72.8
Other specified disorders of white blood cells
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 Code D72.8 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of D72.8 that describes the diagnosis 'other specified disorders of white blood cells' in more detail.
- D72.8 Other specified disorders of white blood cells NON-BILLABLE
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- D72.820 Lymphocytosis (symptomatic) BILLABLE
- D72.821 Monocytosis (symptomatic) BILLABLE
- D72.822 Plasmacytosis BILLABLE
- D72.823 Leukemoid reaction BILLABLE
- D72.824 Basophilia BILLABLE
- D72.825 Bandemia BILLABLE
- D72.828 Other elevated white blood cell count BILLABLE
- D72.829 Elevated white blood cell count, unspecified BILLABLE
- BILLABLE D72.89 Other specified disorders of white blood cells
The ICD code D728 is used to code Leukocytosis
Leukocytosis is white blood cells (the leukocyte count) above the normal range in the blood. It is frequently a sign of an inflammatory response, most commonly the result of infection, but may also occur following certain parasitic infections or bone tumors. It may also occur after strenuous exercise, convulsions such as epilepsy, emotional stress, pregnancy and labour, anesthesia, and epinephrine administration.
Specialty: | Infectious Disease, Pathology |
MeSH Codes: | D007964, D007964, D007955, , D008231 |
ICD 9 Codes: | 288.3, 288.6, 288.62, 288.8, 288.8 |
Coding Notes for D72.8 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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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." - Leukemia - instead, use Section C91-C95
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'D72.8 - Other specified disorders of white blood cells'
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Parent Code: D72 - Other disorders of white blood cells