Reserved for future guideline expansion
D72.829
BookmarkElevated white blood cell count, unspecified
Filed alongside this entry 37
under Elevated, elevation
- alanine transaminase (ALT) R74.01
- ALT (alanine transaminase) R74.01
- aspartate transaminase (AST) R74.01
- antibody titer R76.0
- AST (aspartate transaminase) R74.01
- basal metabolic rate R94.8
- blood sugar R73.9
- body temperature (of unknown origin) R50.9
- C-reactive protein (CRP) R79.82
- cancer antigen 125 [CA 125] R97.1
- carcinoembryonic antigen [CEA] R97.0
- cholesterol E78.00
- conjugate, eye H51.0
- diaphragm, congenital Q79.1
- erythrocyte sedimentation rate R70.0
- fasting glucose R73.01
- fasting triglycerides E78.1
- glucose tolerance (oral) R73.02
- immunoglobulin level R76.89
- indoleacetic acid R82.5
- lactic acid dehydrogenase (LDH) level R74.02
- leukocytes D72.829
- lipoprotein a (Lp(a)) level E78.41
- Lp (a) (lipoprotein(a)) E78.41
- lymphocytes D72.820
- prostate specific antigen [PSA] R97.20
- scapula, congenital Q74.0
- sedimentation rate R70.0
- SGOT R74.01
- SGPT R74.01
- transaminase level R74.01
- triglycerides E78.1
- troponin R79.89
- tumor associated antigens [TAA] NEC R97.8
- tumor specific antigens [TSA] NEC R97.8
- venous pressure I87.8
- white blood cell count D72.829
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Billable FY2027 2026-10-01 → 2027-09-30
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Exclusions14never code together
D72code
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 notes2
D72.829code
Inclusion terms
- Elevated leukocytes, unspecified
- Leukocytosis, unspecified
Official Guidelines1names this code
ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, quoted in full. Published by CMS and NCHS; in the public domain.
Index entries leading here2
Alongside this code7same parent — D72.82
Additional references
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