D72.82
Elevated white blood cell count
Non-billable headerNot valid on its own. Use one of the more specific codes under it.
D72.82 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for elevated white blood cell count. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are D72.820 Lymphocytosis (symptomatic), D72.821 Monocytosis (symptomatic), D72.822 Plasmacytosis, D72.823 Leukemoid reaction and 4 more. Its coding notes include 5 Excludes1 entries and 10 Excludes2 entries.
Excludes1
Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.
This code
- eosinophilia (D72.1)
Inherited from D72.8 Other specified disorders of white blood cells
- leukemia (C91-C95)
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
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)
More specific codes under D72.82 8
- D72.820Lymphocytosis (symptomatic)Billable
- D72.821Monocytosis (symptomatic)Billable
- D72.822PlasmacytosisBillable
- D72.823Leukemoid reactionBillable
- D72.824BasophiliaBillable
- D72.825BandemiaBillable
- D72.828Other elevated white blood cell countBillable
- D72.829Elevated white blood cell count, unspecifiedBillable