D70.8

D70.8: Other neutropenia

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

D70.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other neutropenia. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check D70.8 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above D70.8

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on D70: Neutropenia

neutropenic splenomegaly (D73.81)
transient neonatal neutropenia (P61.5)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

D70.8 is named in 22 Medicare coverage policies: 22 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A55717Billing and Coding: Lab: Flow Cytometry
A56199Billing and Coding: Molecular Pathology Procedures
A56464Billing and Coding: Flow Cytometry
A56748Billing and Coding: White Cell Colony Stimulating Factors

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Lazy leukocyte syndrome
Neutropenia, neutropenic›specified NEC
Neutropenia, neutropenic›toxic
Syndrome›lazy›leukocyte

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.