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R71.8

Other abnormality of red blood cells

Release
FY 2027
Effective

Hierarchy

Where R71.8 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. R71 Parent Abnormality of red blood cells
  2. R71.8 This code Other abnormality of red blood cells

Official Coding Notes

Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.

Inclusion Terms

Abnormal red-cell morphology NOS

Inclusion Terms

Abnormal red-cell volume NOS

Inclusion Terms

Anisocytosis

Inclusion Terms

Poikilocytosis

Excludes1

anemias (D50-D64)

Inherited from R71 — Abnormality of red blood cells

Excludes1

anemia of premature infant ( P61.2 )

Inherited from R71 — Abnormality of red blood cells

Excludes1

benign (familial) polycythemia ( D75.0 )

Inherited from R71 — Abnormality of red blood cells

Excludes1

congenital anemias (P61.2-P61.4)

Inherited from R71 — Abnormality of red blood cells

Excludes1

newborn anemia due to isoimmunization ( P55 .-)

Inherited from R71 — Abnormality of red blood cells

Excludes1

polycythemia neonatorum ( P61.1 )

Inherited from R71 — Abnormality of red blood cells

Excludes1

polycythemia NOS ( D75.1 )

Inherited from R71 — Abnormality of red blood cells

Excludes1

polycythemia vera ( D45 )

Inherited from R71 — Abnormality of red blood cells

Excludes1

secondary polycythemia ( D75.1 )

Inherited from R71 — Abnormality of red blood cells

Version History

How R71.8 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Other abnormality of red blood cells

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Other abnormality of red blood cells

Other codes under R71

Data Source

Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.

Release
FY 2027
Effective
Source file
icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip

Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)

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