D84.1 ICD-10-CM Code: Defects in the complement system

Coding instructions

Official Tabular Instructional Notes: the inclusion, exclusion and sequencing notes published for D84.1 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list, quoted as published.

Source: CMS/CDC — ICD-10-CM Tabular ListRelease: FY2026Effective: October 1, 2025

Notes without a marker are published on D84.1 itself; “inherited from” names the category or block whose note applies here.

This page already reflects the FY2027 tabular note taking effect October 1, 2026.

Coder workflow for D84.1

MedCoder structured workflow — derived from this code’s own official record

Before you code D84.1

1. Check the Excludes1 note: if the documentation supports a condition named there, do not simply proceed with D84.1. Excludes1 conditions are not reported together with this code unless the record shows they are unrelated (Guidelines I.A.12.a).

   See the official tabular notes

Choose the right path

1. Does the documentation support a condition named in D84.1’s Excludes1 note?
   Yes → Do not simply proceed: review the excluded code. Both are reported only when the record shows the two conditions are unrelated.
   No → Continue.

   ReviewM35.9, D71

Consider D84.1. Then confirm the code is valid for the date of service in the Verify section.

Documentation check

The provider’s diagnostic statement

Codes are assigned from the provider’s documented diagnosis, not from clinical criteria, test values or a medication list (Guidelines I.A.19).

Official instructions as workflow

• Excludes1 — check before selecting D84.1(2 notes)

  Coding workflow: If the documentation supports a condition named in this note, do not simply proceed with D84.1: the two are not reported together. The one exception is when the record shows the two conditions are unrelated to each other.

  CompareM35.9, D71

  See the official tabular notes · Guidelines I.A.12.a

• Excludes2 — not part of D84.1(1 note)

  Coding workflow: The conditions named in this note are not included in D84.1. When the record documents both, both may be reported; the note is a boundary, not a prohibition.

  CompareB20

  See the official tabular notes · Guidelines I.A.12.b

Coding decision scenarios

Pattern scenarios for this code’s structure — decision rules, not clinical cases

Every row is derived from this code’s own record — its title, tabular notes, 7th-character family and same-category siblings — with fixed MedCoder wording; nothing is inferred about a patient. The official notes and guideline text are in the sections each row links to, and they control.

Indexed Clinical Terms (16)

Official source data — entries quoted as published, in the Index’s own lookup phrasing

Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code. These are alphabetic-index entries shown as the Index writes them — lookup phrasing, not necessarily the wording of a final diagnosis.

• Angioedema (allergic) (any site) (with urticaria), hereditary
• Angioneurotic edema (allergic) (any site) (with urticaria), hereditary
• Bannister's disease, hereditary
• Defect, defective, complement system
• Deficiency, deficient, C1 esterase inhibitor (C1-INH)
• Edema, edematous (infectious) (pitting) (toxic), angioneurotic (allergic) (any site) (with urticaria), hereditary
• Edema, edematous (infectious) (pitting) (toxic), circumscribed, acute, hereditary
• Edema, edematous (infectious) (pitting) (toxic), essential, acute, hereditary
• Edema, edematous (infectious) (pitting) (toxic), glottis, glottic, glottidis (obstructive) (passive), allergic, hereditary
• Edema, edematous (infectious) (pitting) (toxic), periodic, hereditary
• Edema, edematous (infectious) (pitting) (toxic), Quincke's, hereditary
• Giant, urticaria, hereditary
• Quincke's disease or edema, hereditary
• Urticaria, giant, hereditary
• Urticaria, larynx, hereditary
• Urticaria, with angioneurotic edema, hereditary

Official Coding Guidelines

No excerpt in the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines names this code specifically. Its chapter carries only this chapter-wide note:

Don’t confuse D84.1 with…

MedCoder analysis — pairs from this code’s official notes, distinctions written by MedCoder

The codes most likely to be picked instead of D84.1 — named in its own official notes, or sharing its laterality or encounter family — with what separates them and which documentation moves the case. Each links to the full comparison.

• M35.9— Excludes1 conflict (Excludes1 — generally not reported together)

  Not coded here — the tabular list excludes this pair for the same encounter.

  Not reported together with this code, except where the two conditions are documented as unrelated.

  What moves you there: Documentation of autoimmune disease (systemic) NOS moves the case to M35.9; the two are not reported together unless documented as unrelated.

  Full comparison: D84.1 vs M35.9 →

• D71— Excludes1 conflict (Excludes1 — generally not reported together)

  Not coded here — the tabular list excludes this pair for the same encounter.

  Not reported together with this code, except where the two conditions are documented as unrelated.

  What moves you there: Documentation of functional disorders of polymorphonuclear neutrophils moves the case to D71; the two are not reported together unless documented as unrelated.

  Full comparison: D84.1 vs D71 →

• D84.9— Specificity relationship (Review)

  Overlapping diagnoses in the same category.

  Overlapping codes in the same category — the documentation decides which is the more specific fit.

  What moves you there: A record that documents no more than “Immunodeficiency, unspecified” takes D84.9; specificity in the record moves it back here.

  Full comparison: D84.1 vs D84.9 →

• B20— Excludes2 relationship (Informational)

  Distinct conditions — both may be reported.

  A distinct condition — both may be reported when both are documented.

  What moves you there: Documentation of human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease adds B20; it is not part of this code and both may be reported when both are documented.

  Full comparison: D84.1 vs B20 →

Relationships are read from this code's own official notes, its laterality siblings and its encounter family; the wording of each distinction is MedCoder editorial, and the documentation named in each “what moves you there” line is the official note phrase or sibling title itself. Source: CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes; ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a.

Verify Before Coding

• No Medicare Code Editor or MS-DRG Definitions Manual restrictions apply to this code.

From the code registry, the Medicare Code Editor, and the MS-DRG Definitions Manual. Check it against a full claim in Claim Check.

Relationships & Classification

MedCoder structured relationships — computed from published CMS and AHRQ datasets

Other codes that name D84.1 or its code family, from the CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes. Tabular-note edges are stored at the code family level that carries each note.

Referenced by 3 Excludes1 notes across 2 chapters: D72 — Other disorders of white blood cells (via D84.-), D84.81 — Immunodeficiency due to conditions classified elsewhere, L50 — Urticaria.

These codes’ tabular lists mark this diagnosis as mutually exclusive — not reported together unless the conditions are documented as unrelated.

Referenced by 1 Code Also instruction: D59.32 — Hereditary hemolytic-uremic syndrome.

These codes suggest coding this condition alongside when both are present.

MS-DRG Grouper Relationships (FY2026)

Potential MS-DRG participation — not a DRG assignment.

FY2026 MS-DRG: not on the CMS CC/MCC list — as a secondary diagnosis this code does not change MS-DRG severity for that release.

Named in the grouper logic of 1 MS-DRG: DRG 642 (MDC 10).

From the CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendices B and C). Actual DRG assignment depends on the complete claim.

Clinical classification (AHRQ CCSR):BLD008 — Immunity disorders (default).

Clinical Classifications Software Refined (CCSR) for ICD-10-CM Diagnoses. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Related Codes

Same CMS-HCC risk category (V28)

CMS maps these diagnoses to the same Hierarchical Condition Category (Specified Immunodeficiencies and White Blood Cell Disorders) for risk-adjusted payment.

D70.0 — Congenital agranulocytosis, D70.4 — Cyclic neutropenia, D71 — Functional disorders of polymorphonuclear neutrophils, D71.1 — Leukocyte adhesion deficiency, D71.8 — Other functional disorders of polymorphonuclear neutrophils, D71.9 — Functional disorders of polymorphonuclear neutrophils, unspecified, D72.0 — Genetic anomalies of leukocytes, D76.1 — Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, D76.3 — Other histiocytosis syndromes, D80.0 — Hereditary hypogammaglobulinemia, D80.2 — Selective deficiency of immunoglobulin A [IgA], D80.3 — Selective deficiency of immunoglobulin G [IgG] subclasses, D80.4 — Selective deficiency of immunoglobulin M [IgM], D80.5 — Immunodeficiency with increased immunoglobulin M [IgM], D81.4 — Nezelof's syndrome, D82.0 — Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome, D82.1 — Di George's syndrome, D89.84 — IgG4-related disease

Related risk categories

These categories interact through CMS's HCC hierarchy — one can suppress the other's risk-adjustment weight when both are present on a claim.

Common Variable and Combined Immunodeficiencies

Same clinical category (CCSR)

AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software groups these diagnoses under the same clinical category (Immunity disorders).

D82.3 — Immunodeficiency following hereditary defective response to Epstein-Barr virus, D82.4 — Hyperimmunoglobulin E [IgE] syndrome, D82.8 — Immunodeficiency associated with other specified major defects, D82.9 — Immunodeficiency associated with major defect, unspecified, D83.0 — Common variable immunodeficiency with predominant abnormalities of B-cell numbers and function, D83.1 — Common variable immunodeficiency with predominant immunoregulatory T-cell disorders, D83.2 — Common variable immunodeficiency with autoantibodies to B- or T-cells, D83.8 — Other common variable immunodeficiencies, D83.9 — Common variable immunodeficiency, unspecified, D84.0 — Lymphocyte function antigen-1 [LFA-1] defect, D84.8 — Other specified immunodeficiencies, D84.81 — Immunodeficiency due to conditions classified elsewhere, D84.821 — Immunodeficiency due to drugs, D84.822 — Immunodeficiency due to external causes, D84.89 — Other immunodeficiencies, D84.9 — Immunodeficiency, unspecified, D86.0 — Sarcoidosis of lung, D86.1 — Sarcoidosis of lymph nodes, D86.2 — Sarcoidosis of lung with sarcoidosis of lymph nodes, D86.3 — Sarcoidosis of skin, +64 more

Same Index main term, other category

The ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries files this code under the main terms “Deficiency, deficient”, “Defect, defective”, “Edema, edematous”; these codes share that main term but sit in a different category of the Tabular List.

D81.31 — Severe combined immunodeficiency due to adenosine deaminase deficiency (adenosine deaminase, with severe combined immunodeficiency), D81.32 — Adenosine deaminase 2 deficiency (ADA2), D81.39 — Other adenosine deaminase deficiency (adenosine deaminase, type 1), D81.5 — Purine nucleoside phosphorylase [PNP] deficiency (purine nucleoside phosphorylase), D81.6 — Major histocompatibility complex class I deficiency (major histocompatibility complex, class I), D81.7 — Major histocompatibility complex class II deficiency (major histocompatibility complex, class II), D81.810 — Biotinidase deficiency (biotinidase), D81.819 — Biotin-dependent carboxylase deficiency, unspecified (biotin-dependent carboxylase), D81.9 — Combined immunodeficiency, unspecified (immunity, combined), D82.0 — Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome (immunity, cell-mediated, with thrombocytopenia and eczema), E20.9 — Hypoparathyroidism, unspecified (parathyroid), E23.0 — Hypopituitarism (gonadotropin), E23.2 — Diabetes insipidus (vasopressin), E25.0 — Congenital adrenogenital disorders associated with enzyme deficiency (21-hydroxylase), E27.1 — Primary adrenocortical insufficiency (corticoadrenal, primary), E27.40 — Unspecified adrenocortical insufficiency (corticoadrenal), E27.49 — Other adrenocortical insufficiency (glucocorticoid), E28.39 — Other primary ovarian failure (ovarian), E29.1 — Testicular hypofunction (5-alpha reductase), E31.0 — Autoimmune polyglandular failure (polyglandular, autoimmune), +350 more

Lab tests where this diagnosis supports Medicare coverage (NCD)

Medicare's National Coverage Determination (NCD) program lists this diagnosis as medical justification for these lab tests.

Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) Test, Gamma-glutamyl Transferase (GGT) Test

Contextual Map

Every relationship of D84.1 in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.

Run D84.1 with these 4 related codes in Claim Check

Hierarchy

• D50-D89 — Chapter 3: Diseases of the Blood and Blood-forming Organs and Certain Disorders Involving the Immune Mechanism (D50-D89) (D50-D89)[Hierarchy]— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular structure · icd10cm-fy2026
• D80-D89 — Certain disorders involving the immune mechanism[Hierarchy]— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular structure · icd10cm-fy2026

Referenced by Excludes1 notes

• D72 — Other disorders of white blood cells[Excludes1](via D84.-): “immunity disorders (D80-D89)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026
• D84.81 — Immunodeficiency due to conditions classified elsewhere[Excludes1]: “certain disorders involving the immune mechanism (D80-D83, D84.0, D84.1, D84.9)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026
• L50 — Urticaria[Excludes1]: “hereditary angio-edema (D84.1)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026

Referenced by Code Also instructions

• D59.32 — Hereditary hemolytic-uremic syndrome[Code Also]: “defects in the complement system (D84.1)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2026

Clinical classification (CCSR)

• BLD008 — Immunity disorders[CCSR]— AHRQ CCSR for ICD-10-CM Diagnoses (HCUP)

Risk adjustment (CMS-HCC)

• HCC 115 — Specified Immunodeficiencies and White Blood Cell Disorders [CMS-HCC]— CMS-HCC V28 · 2026

MS-DRG Grouper

• DRG 642 — INBORN AND OTHER DISORDERS OF METABOLISM[MS-DRG]: “INBORN AND OTHER DISORDERS OF METABOLISM (MDC 10)”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2026

MDC crossing

• MDC 10 — Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases and Disorders[MDC crossing]: “Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases and Disorders — the grouper's crossing between diagnoses and procedures: a principal diagnosis sets the MDC, and same-MDC procedures move the stay to its surgical DRGs. 5,008 same-MDC procedures group here; browse them on the MDC page.”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual · FY2026

Index entries (16)

• Angioedema (allergic) (any site) (with urticaria), hereditary[Index term]— CMS ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries · icd10cm-fy2026
• Angioneurotic edema (allergic) (any site) (with urticaria), hereditary[Index term]— CMS ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries · icd10cm-fy2026
• Bannister's disease, hereditary[Index term]— CMS ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries · icd10cm-fy2026
• Defect, defective, complement system[Index term]— CMS ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries · icd10cm-fy2026
• Deficiency, deficient, C1 esterase inhibitor (C1-INH)[Index term]— CMS ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries · icd10cm-fy2026
• Edema, edematous (infectious) (pitting) (toxic), angioneurotic (allergic) (any site) (with urticaria), hereditary[Index term]— CMS ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries · icd10cm-fy2026
• Edema, edematous (infectious) (pitting) (toxic), circumscribed, acute, hereditary[Index term]— CMS ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries · icd10cm-fy2026
• Edema, edematous (infectious) (pitting) (toxic), essential, acute, hereditary[Index term]— CMS ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries · icd10cm-fy2026
• and 8 more

Nearest codes (9)

• D84 — Other immunodeficiencies[Sibling]— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular structure · icd10cm-fy2026
• D84.0 — Lymphocyte function antigen-1 [LFA-1] defect[Sibling]— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular structure · icd10cm-fy2026
• D84.8 — Other specified immunodeficiencies[Sibling]— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular structure · icd10cm-fy2026
• D84.81 — Immunodeficiency due to conditions classified elsewhere[Sibling]— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular structure · icd10cm-fy2026
• D84.82 — Immunodeficiency due to drugs and external causes[Sibling]— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular structure · icd10cm-fy2026
• D84.821 — Immunodeficiency due to drugs[Sibling]— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular structure · icd10cm-fy2026
• D84.822 — Immunodeficiency due to external causes[Sibling]— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular structure · icd10cm-fy2026
• D84.89 — Other immunodeficiencies[Sibling]— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular structure · icd10cm-fy2026
• and 1 more

Change history (3)

• FY2027 — Excludes2 note will be added[Change history]— CMS release files (code change ledger) · icd10cm-fy2027
• and 2 more

Sources for this page

Codes, titles, notes, index terms and mappings on this page are transcribed from the datasets below. Relationships MedCoder computed and text MedCoder wrote are labelled where they appear.

Code, title, tabular notes and index terms Official source data

CMS/CDC ICD-10-CM FY2026 tabular list, index and tables, effective October 1, 2025 Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page

Coding guidelines Official source data

ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting (FY2026), quoted by section Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page

Claim edits Official source data

CMS Definitions of Medicare Code Edits — v43.1 (April 2026) Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page

Inpatient payment groups Official source data

CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (incl. Appendix B diagnosis index, Appendix C CC/MCC list, Appendix E procedure index) and IPPS Final Rule tables — v43 Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page

Risk adjustment Official source data

2026 Mid-Year Final ICD-10 Mappings + Model Software (cms.gov/files/zip/2026-midyear-final-icd-10-mappings.zip, 2026-midyear-final-model-software.zip) — CMS-HCC V28, PY2026 mid-year final release Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page

Change history and date-of-service validity Official source data

CMS ICD-10-CM release addenda, ingested release by release into the change ledger Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page

Comparisons, relationships and the contextual map MedCoder structured relationship

Computed by MedCoder from the tabular notes and tables above; every derived relationship is marked as derived where it appears

Summary and FAQ answers MedCoder explanation

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Nearest Codes in This Family

Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to D84.1 in its code family, with their registry titles.

• D84 — Other immunodeficiencies
• D84.0 — Lymphocyte function antigen-1 [LFA-1] defect
• D84.8 — Other specified immunodeficiencies
• D84.81 — Immunodeficiency due to conditions classified elsewhere
• D84.82 — Immunodeficiency due to drugs and external causes
• D84.821 — Immunodeficiency due to drugs
• D84.822 — Immunodeficiency due to external causes
• D84.89 — Other immunodeficiencies
• D84.9 — Immunodeficiency, unspecified

View all codes in the D84 family