D68.09

Other von Willebrand disease

FY2027Chapter 3: Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism/D65–D69 Coagulation defects, purpura and other hemorrhagic conditions

BillableComplete code, valid to report

D68.09 (also written D6809) is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other von Willebrand disease. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. It is one of the 25 codes in category D68 (Other coagulation defects). The Alphabetic Index lists it under 3 entries. Its coding notes include a Code also instruction, 4 Excludes1 entries and 11 Excludes2 entries.

Code also

Two codes may be needed to describe the condition. This note gives no sequencing order.

This code
  • , if applicable, qualitative platelet defects (D69.1-)

Excludes1

Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.

Inherited from D68.0 Von Willebrand disease
  • capillary fragility (hereditary) (D69.8)
  • factor VIII deficiency NOS (D66)
  • factor VIII deficiency with functional defect (D66)
Inherited from D68 Other coagulation defects
  • abnormal coagulation profile NOS (R79.1)

Excludes2

Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.

Inherited from D68 Other coagulation defects
  • coagulation defects complicating abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.1)
  • coagulation defects complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O45.0, O46.0, O67.0, O72.3)
Also from chapter/block level (9 notes)
Inherited from Chapter 3 Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism
  • autoimmune disease (systemic) NOS (M35.9)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B20)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)

Care settings

How CMS programs treat this code. These are CMS claim edits and list entries, not coverage or eligibility rules.

Home Health Primary

Accepted as the primary (principal) diagnosis on a home health claim. The Home Health Grouper assigns it to the MMTA - Infectious Disease, Neoplasms, and Blood-Forming Diseases clinical group.

Source: CMS Home Health Grouper Software v07.2.26, effective October 1, 2026

Hospital CC

Counts as a complication or comorbidity (CC) when reported as a secondary diagnosis on an inpatient claim. It does not count when the principal diagnosis is one of the 50 codes in its exclusion list. Some MS-DRGs also ignore a CC or MCC that defines the DRG.

Source: CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual v44, effective October 1, 2026, Appendix C

Inclusion terms

Conditions classified to this code.

This code
  • Platelet-type von Willebrand disease
  • Pseudo-von Willebrand disease

Alphabetic Index terms

Terms the official Alphabetic Index lists for this code. 3 entries