D61.01
Billable codeConstitutional (pure) red blood cell aplasia
The ICD-10 code for constitutional (pure) red blood cell aplasia is D61.01.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
- acquired red cell aplasia (D60.9)
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Blackfan-Diamond syndrome
- Congenital (pure) red cell aplasia
- Familial hypoplastic anemia
- Primary (pure) red cell aplasia
- Red cell (pure) aplasia of infants
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- D61.02Shwachman-Diamond syndrome
- D61.03Fanconi anemia
- D61.09Other constitutional aplastic anemia
- D61.01Constitutional (pure) red blood cell aplasia
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- 28401
Associated MS-DRGs
D61.01 can serve as the principal diagnosis for these Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups.
Informational only — actual DRG assignment also depends on procedures, complications/comorbidities (CC/MCC), discharge status, and payer-specific rules not reflected here.
- DRG 808Major Hematological and Immunological Diagnoses Except Sickle Cell Crisis and Coagulation Disorders with MCC
- DRG 809Major Hematological and Immunological Diagnoses Except Sickle Cell Crisis and Coagulation Disorders with CC
- DRG 810Major Hematological and Immunological Diagnoses Except Sickle Cell Crisis and Coagulation Disorders without CC/MCC