Is D72.81 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. D72.81 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does D72.81 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 Other disorders of blood and blood-forming organs (D70-D77).

D72.81

D72.81 — Decreased white blood cell count

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

D72.81 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for decreased white blood cell count. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes2 — not included here, but may coexist

The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.

neutropenia (D70)

Risk adjustment

D72.81 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.

Code to one of these instead D72.81

3 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share D72.8. If D72.81 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about D72.81

Is D72.81 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. D72.81 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does D72.81 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 Other disorders of blood and blood-forming organs (D70-D77).