Is D68.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. D68.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does D68.8 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).

What cannot be coded together with D68.8?

D68.8 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

D68.8

D68.8 — Other specified coagulation defects

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

D68.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other specified coagulation defects. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Excludes1 — never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

hemorrhagic disease of newborn (P53)

Code also

Both codes may be needed to describe the encounter fully. Sequencing depends on the reason for the visit.

, if applicable, associated condition

Inclusion terms

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

COVID-19 associated coagulopathy

Risk adjustment

D68.8 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

D68.8 is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies — 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

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How D68.8 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 D68.8.

Afibrinogenemia
Fibrinogenopenia
Hypofibrinogenemia
Defect, defective›coagulation›specified type NEC
Deficiency, deficient›coagulation NOS›specified NEC
Deficiency, deficient›factor›multiple(congenital)
Defect, defective›coagulation›with›COVID-19 associated coagulopathy

Related codes at this level

Codes that share D68. If D68.8 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about D68.8

Is D68.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. D68.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does D68.8 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).
What cannot be coded together with D68.8?: D68.8 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.