D77 Other disorders of blood and blood-forming organs in diseases classified elsewhere

Billable

Block: Other disorders of blood and blood-forming organs (D70-D77)

Excludes 1 (cannot be coded together)

  • rupture of spleen due to Plasmodium vivax malaria (B51.0)
  • splenitis, splenomegaly in late syphilis (A52.79)
  • splenitis, splenomegaly in tuberculosis (A18.85)

Code First

  • underlying disease, such as:
  • amyloidosis (E85.-)
  • congenital early syphilis (A50.0-)
  • echinococcosis (B67.0-B67.9)
  • malaria (B50.0-B54)
  • schistosomiasis [bilharziasis] (B65.0-B65.9)
  • vitamin C deficiency (E54)
This category is a complete, billable diagnosis code.

No additional specificity is required — submit D77 directly on claims and documentation without a subcode extension.

Last reviewed: September 2026