D72.829 is the authoritative medical code for Elevated white blood cell count, unspecified. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for elevated white blood cell count, unspecified (ICD-10-CM D72.829), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with 2026 federal coding standards.
Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Elevated white blood cell count, unspecified is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code D72.829. Inclusion terms: Elevated leukocytes, unspecified; Leukocytosis, unspecified. Excludes1 (not coded here): eosinophilia D72.1; leukemia C91-C95; basophilia D72.824; immunity disorders D80-D89; preleukemia syndrome D46.9. Excludes2 (not included here): neutropenia D70.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for D72.829 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Inclusion Terms
Alternative terms the tabular list files under this code.
- Elevated leukocytes, unspecified
- Leukocytosis, unspecified
Excludes1 — Not Coded Here
Conditions that can never be reported with this code; the two are mutually exclusive.
- eosinophilia D72.1
- leukemia C91-C95
- basophilia D72.824
- immunity disorders D80-D89
- preleukemia syndrome D46.9
Excludes2 — Not Included Here
Conditions not covered by this code, but which may be reported alongside it when both are present.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
What can't be coded together with D72.829?
Per Excludes1 instructions, D72.829 must not be reported with: eosinophilia (D72.1); leukemia (C91-C95); basophilia (D72.824); immunity disorders (D80-D89).
Can D72.829 be reported alongside related conditions?
Per Excludes2 instructions, D72.829 and the following may both be reported when both are present: neutropenia (D70).
What conditions are included under D72.829?
Elevated white blood cell count, unspecified includes: Elevated leukocytes, unspecified; Leukocytosis, unspecified.
Codes in This Family (27)
Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as D72.829, with their registry titles.
- D72 — Other disorders of white blood cells
- D72.0 — Genetic anomalies of leukocytes
- D72.1 — Eosinophilia
- D72.10 — Eosinophilia, unspecified
- D72.11 — Hypereosinophilic syndrome [HES]
- D72.110 — Idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome [IHES]
- D72.111 — Lymphocytic Variant Hypereosinophilic Syndrome [LHES]
- D72.118 — Other hypereosinophilic syndrome
- D72.119 — Hypereosinophilic syndrome [HES], unspecified
- D72.12 — Drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms syndrome
- D72.18 — Eosinophilia in diseases classified elsewhere
- D72.19 — Other eosinophilia
- D72.8 — Other specified disorders of white blood cells
- D72.81 — Decreased white blood cell count
- D72.810 — Lymphocytopenia
- D72.818 — Other decreased white blood cell count
- D72.819 — Decreased white blood cell count, unspecified
- D72.82 — Elevated white blood cell count
- D72.820 — Lymphocytosis (symptomatic)
- D72.821 — Monocytosis (symptomatic)
- D72.822 — Plasmacytosis
- D72.823 — Leukemoid reaction
- D72.824 — Basophilia
- D72.825 — Bandemia
- D72.828 — Other elevated white blood cell count
- D72.89 — Other specified disorders of white blood cells
- D72.9 — Disorder of white blood cells, unspecified
Indexed Clinical Terms (3)
Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.
- Elevated, elevation, leukocytes
- Elevated, elevation, white blood cell count
- Leukocytosis
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