D72
Header — not billableOther disorders of white blood cells
The ICD-10 code for other disorders of white blood cells is D72.
D72 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 4 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- D70Neutropenianon-billable header
- D71Functional disorders of polymorphonuclear neutrophilsnon-billable header
- D73Diseases of spleennon-billable header
- D74Methemoglobinemianon-billable header
- D75Other and unspecified diseases of blood and blood-forming organsnon-billable header
- D76Other specified diseases with participation of lymphoreticular and reticulohistiocytic tissuenon-billable header
- D77Other disorders of blood and blood-forming organs in diseases classified elsewhere
- D72Other disorders of white blood cellsnon-billable header