Other Causes of High White Blood Cell Count
Overall, the most common cause for a high white blood cell count is response to infection. Another potential cause of an elevated white blood cell count is leukemia. This is effectively a cancerous change of the blood and bone marrow which causes significant overproduction of white blood cells.
ICD-10 | Elevated white blood cell count, unspecified (D72. 829)
Produced in your bone marrow, they defend your body against infections and disease. But, when there are too many white blood cells, it usually means you have infection or inflammation in your body. Less commonly, a high white blood cell count could indicate certain blood cancers or bone marrow disorders.
LOINC MapOrder CodeOrder Code NameOrder Loinc005025WBC6690-2
288.60 - Leukocytosis, unspecified.
A high white blood count may mean you have one of the following conditions:A bacterial or viral infection.An inflammatory disease such as rheumatoid arthritis.An allergy.Leukemia or Hodgkin disease.Tissue damage from a burn injury or surgery.
Neutrophils are white blood cells (WBC), which are cells that fight infections in the body. A high neutrophil count may be due to many physiological conditions and diseases. In most cases, a high neutrophil count is commonly associated with an active bacterial infection in the body.
D70. 9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
ICD-10 Code for Decreased white blood cell count, unspecified- D72. 819- Codify by AAPC.
288.60ICD-9 code 288.60 for Leukocytosis, unspecified is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -DISEASES OF THE BLOOD AND BLOOD-FORMING ORGANS (280-289).
Leukocytosis is white blood cells (the leukocyte count) above the normal range in the blood. It is frequently a sign of an inflammatory response, most commonly the result of infection, but may also occur following certain parasitic infections or bone tumors.
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DRG Group #814-816 - Reticuloendothelial and immunity disorders with MCC.
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code D72.829. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
This is the official exact match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that in all cases where the ICD9 code 288.60 was previously used, D72.829 is the appropriate modern ICD10 code.