D72.828
D72.828: Other elevated white blood cell count
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
D72.828 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other elevated white blood cell count. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check D72.828 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1 inherited from the categories above D72.828
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above D72.828
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
D72.828 is named in 7 Medicare coverage policies: 7 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
- A56793Billing and Coding: Genomic Sequence Analysis Panels in the Treatment of Hematolymphoid Diseases
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Myelosis›nonleukemic
- Elevated, elevation›white blood cell count›specified NEC
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.