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Compare/D68.5 vs D68.69

D68.5 vs D68.69

D68.5 (Primary thrombophilia) compared with D68.69 (Other thrombophilia), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.

Can these codes be reported together?

No — do not report together. D68.5 carries an Excludes1 note covering D68.69: “secondary activated protein C resistance (D68.69)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

No — do not report together. D68.5 carries an Excludes1 note covering D68.69: “secondary antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (D68.69)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

No — do not report together. D68.5 carries an Excludes1 note covering D68.69: “secondary lupus anticoagulant with hypercoagulable state (D68.69)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

No — do not report together. D68.5 carries an Excludes1 note covering D68.69: “secondary systemic lupus erythematosus [SLE] inhibitor with hypercoagulable state (D68.69)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

Side by side

D68.5Primary thrombophiliaD68.69Other thrombophilia
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: D68.51, D68.52, D68.59

Billable
ClassificationD50-D89 — Diseases of the Blood and Blood-forming Organs and Certain Disorders Involving the Immune Mechanism (D50-D89)D50-D89 — Diseases of the Blood and Blood-forming Organs and Certain Disorders Involving the Immune Mechanism (D50-D89)
DefinitionPrimary thrombophilia is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (D68.5).Other thrombophilia is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (D68.69).
Includes
Primary hypercoagulable states
COVID-19 associated hypercoagulability
Hypercoagulable states NEC
Secondary hypercoagulable state NOS

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources