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Compare/D75.1 vs P61.1

D75.1 vs P61.1

D75.1 (Secondary polycythemia) compared with P61.1 (Polycythemia neonatorum), 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. D75.1 carries an Excludes1 note covering P61.1: “polycythemia neonatorum (P61.1)”

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

D75.1Secondary polycythemiaP61.1Polycythemia neonatorum
Billing statusBillableBillable
ClassificationD50-D89 — Diseases of the Blood and Blood-forming Organs and Certain Disorders Involving the Immune Mechanism (D50-D89)P00-P96 — Certain Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period (P00-P96)
DefinitionSecondary polycythemia is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (D75.1).Polycythemia neonatorum is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (P61.1).
Includes
Acquired polycythemia
Emotional polycythemia
Erythrocytosis NOS
Hypoxemic polycythemia

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