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D68.9

D68.9: Coagulation defect, unspecified

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

D68.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for coagulation defect, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check D68.9 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above D68.9

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on D68: Other coagulation defects

  • abnormal coagulation profile NOS (R79.1)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above D68.9

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on 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)

Other codes that can never be billed with D68.9

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

  • R79.1Abnormal coagulation profile

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

D68.9 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A57188Billing and Coding: Routine Foot Care

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities›coagulation
  • Defect, defective›coagulation(factor)
  • Deficiency, deficient›clotting(blood)
  • Deficiency, deficient›coagulation NOS
  • Disorder›bleeding
  • Disorder›coagulation(factor)
  • Disturbance›blood clotting(mechanism)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under D68

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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