ICD-10-CM · Chapter 3 · D50–D89
D68.5
Primary thrombophilia
Diseases of the blood and immune mechanism
Heads up:this is a parent code. It's typically not directly billable — you need to drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional digits) to use on a claim.
Quick facts
- Code
- D68.5
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 3 — Diseases of the blood and immune mechanism
- Category
- D68 — Other coagulation defects
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM D68.5 is a category (header) for primary thrombophilia. It is generally not reported directly on a claim — coders drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional characters) that matches the documentation. Use the related codes below to find the billable code that fits, and verify against the annual NCHS/CMS guidelines.
Related codes in D68
- D68Other coagulation defects
- D68.0Von Willebrand disease
- D68.00Von Willebrand disease, unspecified
- D68.01Von Willebrand disease, type 1
- D68.02Von Willebrand disease, type 2
- D68.020Von Willebrand disease, type 2A
- D68.021Von Willebrand disease, type 2B
- D68.022Von Willebrand disease, type 2M
- D68.023Von Willebrand disease, type 2N
- D68.029Von Willebrand disease, type 2, unspecified
- D68.03Von Willebrand disease, type 3
- D68.04Acquired von Willebrand disease
- D68.09Other von Willebrand disease
- D68.1Hereditary factor XI deficiency
- D68.2Hereditary deficiency of other clotting factors
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