D70 vs D72.823

D70 (Neutropenia) compared with D72.823 (Leukemoid reaction), from the official CMS tabular data.

Summary

These codes can be reported together when both conditions are documented, because D72.823 lists D70 under Excludes2, which marks them as distinct conditions.

Official rule

What is different?

The conditions named and billing status.D70 is “Neutropenia”; D72.823 is “Leukemoid reaction”. D70 is a non-billable header; D72.823 is billable.

Registry fact

Can these codes be reported together?

Yes, when both are documented.D72.823 lists D70 under Excludes2: “neutropenia (D70)”. Excludes2 marks distinct conditions that may both be reported when both are documented.

Official ruleGuide: Excludes1 vs Excludes2

Is there an Excludes1 relationship?

None.Neither entry carries an Excludes1 note that names the other code. D70 carries 2 Excludes1 notes and D72.823 carries 5 Excludes1 notes covering other codes; the side-by-side table quotes them.

Official rule

Is there an Excludes2 relationship?

Yes.D72.823’s tabular entry: “neutropenia (D70)”. The note covers D70.

Official ruleGuide: Excludes1 vs Excludes2

Is one more specific?

Not comparable.The codes sit in different categories; specificity is only comparable within one category.

Is one a parent or header code?

One is a header.D70 is a non-billable header, but D72.823 is not one of its subdivisions.

Registry fact

Are there sequencing instructions?

None.Neither entry carries a Code First or Use Additional Code note that names the other.

Official rule

Are there other coding relationships?

None found.No laterality, encounter-phase, Table of Neoplasms, Table of Drugs and Chemicals, or history-versus-active-disease relationship links these codes.

MedCoder-derived

Official rule: a tabular instructional note or a section of the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, quoted as published. Registry fact: the codes’ own published attributes (titles, billable status, position in the hierarchy, code set). MedCoder-derived: a reading MedCoder computes from those facts; it is not itself a rule. How to read the labels

Can these codes be reported together?

Informational

Excludes2 relationship

D72.823

Leukemoid reaction

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D70

Neutropenia

What we found

Yes, when both are documented.D72.823 carries an Excludes2 note covering D70: “neutropenia (D70)”

Excludes2 marks distinct conditions — both may be reported when both are documented.

What to review

Report both only when the documentation supports both conditions; otherwise report the one documented.

Guide: Excludes1 vs Excludes2 Check these on a claim

Why it matters

An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of the code above it, but a patient can have both. Report both when both are documented.

Source / rule

CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes

Official guidance behind these answers

Section I.A.12.b — Excludes2 · applies to: Excludes2
A type 2 Excludes note represents “Not included here.” An excludes2 note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition represented by the code, but a patient may have both conditions at the same time. When an Excludes2 note appears under a code, it is acceptable to use both the code and the excluded code together, when appropriate.
ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines FY2026

Quoted from the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting in effect for the release shown. The tabular notes above are the code-level instruction; these sections are the convention that says how such a note is applied. Source document (CMS PDF) · Release and checksum

Side by side

	D70Neutropenia	D72.823Leukemoid reaction
Billing status	Non-billable header Report instead: D70.0, D70.1, D70.2, D70.3, D70.4	Billable
Classification	D50-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)
Definition	Neutropenia is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (D70).	Leukemoid reaction is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (D72.823).
Includes	agranulocytosis decreased absolute neurophile count (ANC)	Basophilic leukemoid reaction Leukemoid reaction NOS Lymphocytic leukemoid reaction Monocytic leukemoid reaction
Excludes1	neutropenic splenomegaly (D73.81) transient neonatal neutropenia (P61.5)	eosinophilia (D72.1) leukemia (C91-C95) basophilia (D72.824) immunity disorders (D80-D89) preleukemia (syndrome) (D46.9)
Excludes2	—	neutropenia (D70)
Use additional code	code for any associated: fever (R50.81)	—
Code also	, if applicable, mucositis (J34.81, K12.3-, K92.81, N76.81)	—

Notes are the code’s own tabular entry, quoted as published. A note that names the other code is the one the verdict above rests on.

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Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2027). A coding-rule comparison, not billing advice: payer-specific edits and medical-necessity policy are outside its scope. All data sources