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ICD-10-CM Code for Decreased white blood cell count D72.81

ICD-10 code D72.81 for Decreased white blood cell count is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism .

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Decreased white blood cell count
Excludes2: neutropenia (D70)

D72.8

Excludes1: leukemia (C91-C95)

D72

Excludes1: basophilia (D72.824)
immunity disorders (D80-D89)
preleukemia (syndrome) (D46.9)

Excludes2: neutropenia (D70)

 
D72.81 Decreased white blood cell count
Child Code
Lymphocytopenia
Child Code
Other decreased white blood cell count
Child Code
Decreased white blood cell count, unspecified

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