D68.0
Header — not billableVon Willebrand disease
The ICD-10 code for von willebrand disease is D68.0.
D68.0 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 6 more specific codes below.
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).
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •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
- D68.1Hereditary factor XI deficiency
- D68.2Hereditary deficiency of other clotting factors
- D68.3Hemorrhagic disorder due to circulating anticoagulantsnon-billable header
- D68.4Acquired coagulation factor deficiency
- D68.5Primary thrombophilianon-billable header
- D68.6Other thrombophilianon-billable header
- D68.8Other specified coagulation defects
- D68.9Coagulation defect, unspecified
- D68.0Von Willebrand diseasenon-billable header
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- 2864