Coding and coverage · ICD-10-CM

D65 Disseminated intravascular coagulation [defibrination syndrome]

BillableNo payment HCCChapter 3

Instructional notes

Chapter 3

Excludes2Not included here: the patient may have both; report both when both are present.
  • autoimmune disease (systemic) NOS (M35.9)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B20)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)

This code

Excludes1Not coded here: never report with this code, except when the two conditions are unrelated.
  • disseminated intravascular coagulation (complicating):
  • in newborn (P60)
  • pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O45.0, O46.0, O67.0, O72.3)
Excludes2Not included here: the patient may have both; report both when both are present.
  • disseminated intravascular coagulation (complicating):
  • abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.1)
Code also
  • , if applicable, associated condition
Inclusion terms
  • Afibrinogenemia, acquired
  • Consumption coagulopathy
  • COVID-19 associated diffuse or disseminated intravascular coagulopathy
  • Diffuse or disseminated intravascular coagulation [DIC]
  • Fibrinolytic hemorrhage, acquired
  • Fibrinolytic purpura
  • Purpura fulminans

Chapter 3: Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism · D65-D69 Coagulation defects, purpura and other hemorrhagic conditions (D65-D69)

Source: ICD-10-CM FY 2027 code descriptions and tabular list (CMS and CDC National Center for Health Statistics), effective 2026-10-01 through 2027-09-30 · CMS ICD-10 files. HCC mapping: CMS-HCC V28, payment year 2027. As of 2026-11-04.

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