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ICD-10/D68.61

D68.61 ICD-10-CM Code: Antiphospholipid syndrome

D68.61 is the authoritative medical code for Antiphospholipid syndrome. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for antiphospholipid syndrome (ICD-10-CM D68.61), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with current federal coding standards.

Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.

Inpatient Payment Groups (MS-DRG)

MS-DRGs this diagnosis helps define, as principal or secondary, per the CMS ICD-10-CM/PCS MS-DRG Definitions Manual v43.0 (FY2026), Appendix B.

  • MS-DRG 814 — RETICULOENDOTHELIAL AND IMMUNITY DISORDERS WITH MCC (MDC 16)
  • MS-DRG 815 — RETICULOENDOTHELIAL AND IMMUNITY DISORDERS WITH CC (MDC 16)
  • MS-DRG 816 — RETICULOENDOTHELIAL AND IMMUNITY DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC (MDC 16)

A diagnosis appearing in a group's logic does not by itself determine the DRG assigned to a stay; the grouper uses the full claim.

Code Set: Valid FY2026 and FY2027. FY2026 took effect October 1, 2025.

Official Registry Overview & Definition

Antiphospholipid syndrome is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (D68.61). Inclusion terms: Anticardiolipin syndrome; Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome. Excludes1 (not coded here): anti-phospholipid antibody, finding without diagnosis (R76.0); diffuse or disseminated intravascular coagulation DIC; heparin induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) (D75.82-); hyperhomocysteinemia (E72.11); abnormal coagulation profile NOS (R79.1). Excludes2 (not included here): anti-phospholipid antibody with hemorrhagic disorder (D68.312); lupus anticoagulant syndrome (D68.62); coagulation defects complicating abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.1); coagulation defects complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O45.0, O46.0, O67.0, O72.3).

Official Tabular Instructional Notes

Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for D68.61 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.

Inclusion Terms

Alternative terms the tabular list files under this code.

  • Anticardiolipin syndrome
  • Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome

Excludes1 — Not Coded Here

Conditions that can never be reported with this code; the two are mutually exclusive.

  • anti-phospholipid antibody, finding without diagnosis (R76.0)
  • diffuse or disseminated intravascular coagulation DIC
  • heparin induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) (D75.82-)
  • hyperhomocysteinemia (E72.11)
  • abnormal coagulation profile NOS (R79.1)

Excludes2 — Not Included Here

Conditions not covered by this code, but which may be reported alongside it when both are present.

  • anti-phospholipid antibody with hemorrhagic disorder (D68.312)
  • lupus anticoagulant syndrome (D68.62)
  • coagulation defects complicating abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.1)
  • coagulation defects complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O45.0, O46.0, O67.0, O72.3)

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance

What can't be coded together with D68.61?

Per official ICD-10-CM Excludes1 instructions, D68.61 must not be reported together with: anti-phospholipid antibody, finding without diagnosis (R76.0); diffuse or disseminated intravascular coagulation [DIC] (D65); heparin induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) (D75.82-); hyperhomocysteinemia (E72.11).

Can D68.61 be reported alongside related conditions?

Per official ICD-10-CM Excludes2 instructions, D68.61 and the following are not considered part of each other and may both be reported when both conditions are present: anti-phospholipid antibody with hemorrhagic disorder (D68.312); lupus anticoagulant syndrome (D68.62); coagulation defects complicating abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.1); coagulation defects complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O45.0, O46.0, O67.0, O72.3).

What conditions are included under D68.61?

Antiphospholipid syndrome includes: Anticardiolipin syndrome; Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome.

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to D68.61 in its code family, with their registry titles.

  • D68.4 — Acquired coagulation factor deficiency
  • D68.5 — Primary thrombophilia
  • D68.51 — Activated protein C resistance
  • D68.52 — Prothrombin gene mutation
  • D68.59 — Other primary thrombophilia
  • D68.6 — Other thrombophilia
  • D68.62 — Lupus anticoagulant syndrome
  • D68.69 — Other thrombophilia
  • D68.8 — Other specified coagulation defects
  • D68.9 — Coagulation defect, unspecified

View all codes in the D68 family

Indexed Clinical Terms (9)

Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.

  • Antibody, anticardiolipin, with, hypercoagulable state
  • Antibody, antiphosphatidylglycerol, with, hypercoagulable state
  • Antibody, antiphosphatidylinositol, with, hypercoagulable state
  • Antibody, antiphosphatidylserine, with, hypercoagulable state
  • Antibody, antiphospholipid, with, hypercoagulable state
  • Anticardiolipin syndrome
  • Antiphospholipid, antibody, syndrome
  • Syndrome, anticardiolipin (-antibody)
  • Syndrome, antiphospholipid (-antibody)