ICD-10-CM Code D72.82
Elevated white blood cell count
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 D72.82 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the eight child codes of D72.82 that describes the diagnosis 'elevated white blood cell count' in more detail.
- D72.82 Elevated white blood cell count NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE 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
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 D72.82 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." - Eosinophilia - instead, use code D72.1
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'D72.82 - Elevated white blood cell count'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code D72.82. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: D72.8 - Other specified disorders of white blood cells