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D70.9

Neutropenia, unspecified

Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
This is the unspecified option. 6 more specific codes sit alongside it. Worth checking whether the documentation supports one of them.
Exclusions 11 never code together
D70code
Excludes1
  • neutropenic splenomegaly (D73.81)D73.81
  • transient neonatal neutropenia (P61.5)P61.5
D50-D89chapter
Excludes2
  • autoimmune disease (systemic) NOS (M35.9)M35.9
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)P00-P96
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)O00-O9A
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Q00-Q99
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)E00-E88
  • human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B20)B20
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)S00-T88
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)C00-D49
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)R00-R94

Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.

Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.

Instructional notes 5
D70code
Includes
  • agranulocytosis
  • decreased absolute neurophile count (ANC)
Use additional code
  • code for any associated:
  • fever (R50.81)R50.81
Code also
Official Guidelines 1 names this code

ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, quoted in full. Published by CMS and NCHS; in the public domain.

I.C.3 Chapter 3: Disease of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism (D50-D89) names this code p.39

Reserved for future guideline expansion

Index entries leading here 5
  • Agranulocytosis (chronic) (cyclical) (genetic) (infantile) (periodic) (pernicious) D70.9
  • Neutropenia, neutropenic (chronic) (genetic) (idiopathic) (immune) (infantile) (malignant) (pernicious) (splenic) D70.9
  • Fever (inanition) (of unknown origin) (persistent) (with chills) (with rigor) R50.9
  • Leukopenia D72.819
  • Myelokathexis D70.9
Alongside this code 6 same parent — D70
D70.0 Congenital agranulocytosis D70.1 Agranulocytosis secondary to cancer chemotherapy D70.2 Other drug-induced agranulocytosis D70.3 Neutropenia due to infection D70.4 Cyclic neutropenia D70.8 Other neutropenia
Medications 3
94 Neutropenia drugs 3 Febrile Neutropenia drugs 1 Chemotherapy-Induced Febrile Neutropenia drugs

MED-RT files conditions by MeSH, which carves the world differently from ICD-10. These are name matches on this code's description, offered as candidates — not as an assertion that they are this code.

Additional references
AHA Coding Clinic® Licence required

Official coding advice for this code. Published by the American Hospital Association. Not included in this installation.

Risk adjustment

CMS22HCC47 ESRD21HCC47 ESRD24HCC47

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This code

Billable
yes
Code set
FY2026
Parent
D70
Block
D70-D77
Siblings
6

Present FY2024–FY2027.