Billable Medical Code for Leukocytosis, Unspecified
Diagnosis Code for Reimbursement Claim: ICD-9-CM 288.60
Code will be replaced by October 2015 and relabeled as ICD-10-CM 288.60.
The Short Description Is: Leukocytosis NOS.
Known As
Leukocytosis is also known as leukocytosis and leukocytosis (increase white blood cells in blood)
Leukocytosis Definition and Symptoms
Leukocytosis is a large increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood. This is very common especially with patients with an infection of some kind. There are no symptoms for leukocytosis but some of the causes may be bacterial infection, arthritis, stress, whooping cough, and smoking.