Is D68.020 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. D68.020 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does D68.020 sit in the tabular list?

Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism (D50-D89), in the block Coagulation defects, purpura and other hemorrhagic conditions (D65-D69).

D68.020

D68.020 — Von Willebrand disease, type 2A

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

D68.020 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for von willebrand disease, type 2a. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Qualitative defects of von Willebrand factor with decreased platelet adhesion and selective deficiency of high-molecular-weight multimers

Risk adjustment

D68.020 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:

HCC 112 Immune Thrombocytopenia and Specified Coagulation Defects and Hemorrhagic Conditions0.450 RAF

Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score.

Medicare coverage

D68.020 is named in 4 Medicare coverage policies — 4 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

A56065Billing and Coding: Guidance for Anti-Inhibitor Coagulant Complex (AICC) National Coverage Determination (NCD) 110.3
A57954Billing and Coding: Routine Foot Care
A59105Billing and Coding: Off-Label Use of Intravenous Immune Globulin (IVIG)
A60187Billing and Coding: Off-Label Use of Intravenous Immune Globulin (IVIG)

How D68.020 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to D68.020.

Defect, defective›qualitative, of von Willebrand factor›with›decreased platelet adhesion and selective deficiency of high-molecular-weight multimers
Disease, diseased›von Willebrand›type 2›type 2A

Related codes at this level

Codes that share D68.02. If D68.020 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about D68.020

Is D68.020 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. D68.020 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does D68.020 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism (D50-D89), in the block Coagulation defects, purpura and other hemorrhagic conditions (D65-D69).