ICD-10 · PDGM grouping
D72 Other disorders of white blood cells
All 22 codes in the D72 family, with the PDGM clinical group, comorbidity subgroup and primary-position rule CMS assigns, read from the CMS grouper crosswalk v07.2.26 and the CDC FY2027 code file.
Codes in family
22
Can lead a claim
21
Cannot lead a claim
1
What CMS assigns to D72
21 of the 22 codes group to MMTA - Infectious Disease, Neoplasms, and Blood-Forming Diseases; 1 is assigned no clinical group. None of the 22 is assigned a comorbidity subgroup. 21 of the 22 can lead a claim. CMS attaches a code-first note to 1 of the 22.
Code first
CMS grouper convention 15, on D72.18. Code first:
- chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (C93.1-)
- underlying disease, such as:
Every code in D72
Descriptions are CDC’s FY2027 wording; where CMS’s grouper abbreviates one, its form is shown beneath.
| Code | Description | Primary position | Clinical group | Comorbidity subgroup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D72.0 | Genetic anomalies of leukocytes | Can lead a claim | K | None |
| D72.1 Eosinophilia | ||||
| D72.10 | Eosinophilia, unspecified | Can lead a claim | K | None |
| D72.11 Hypereosinophilic syndrome [HES] | ||||
| D72.110 | Idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome [IHES] | Can lead a claim | K | None |
| D72.111 | Lymphocytic Variant Hypereosinophilic Syndrome [LHES] | Can lead a claim | K | None |
| D72.118 | Other hypereosinophilic syndrome | Can lead a claim | K | None |
| D72.119 | Hypereosinophilic syndrome [HES], unspecified | Can lead a claim | K | None |
| D72.12 | Drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms syndrome | Can lead a claim | K | None |
| D72.18 | Eosinophilia in diseases classified elsewhere | Cannot lead a claimManifestation code is not reportable as principal diagnosis | None | None |
| D72.19 | Other eosinophilia | Can lead a claim | K | None |
| D72.8 Other specified disorders of white blood cells | ||||
| D72.81 Decreased white blood cell count | ||||
| D72.810 | Lymphocytopenia | Can lead a claim | K | None |
| D72.818 | Other decreased white blood cell count | Can lead a claim | K | None |
| D72.819 | Decreased white blood cell count, unspecified | Can lead a claim | K | None |
| D72.82 Elevated white blood cell count | ||||
| D72.820 | Lymphocytosis (symptomatic) | Can lead a claim | K | None |
| D72.821 | Monocytosis (symptomatic) | Can lead a claim | K | None |
| D72.822 | Plasmacytosis | Can lead a claim | K | None |
| D72.823 | Leukemoid reaction | Can lead a claim | K | None |
| D72.824 | Basophilia | Can lead a claim | K | None |
| D72.825 | Bandemia | Can lead a claim | K | None |
| D72.828 | Other elevated white blood cell count | Can lead a claim | K | None |
| D72.829 | Elevated white blood cell count, unspecified | Can lead a claim | K | None |
| D72.89 | Other specified disorders of white blood cells | Can lead a claim | K | None |
| D72.9 | Disorder of white blood cells, unspecified | Can lead a claim | K | None |
Sources: CMS HH PPS Grouper Software v07.2.26, effective 2026-10-01, for the clinical group, comorbidity subgroup, code-first conventions and primary-position flags; CDC NCHS ICD-10-CM FY2027 code descriptions for the family title and code wording. This is the crosswalk Medicare runs a claim through. Grouping also depends on admission source, timing, the OASIS functional items and the rest of the diagnosis list.
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