Version 2024

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code D89.83

Cytokine release syndrome

ICD-10-CM Code:
D89.83
ICD-10 Code for:
Cytokine release syndrome
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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Code Classification

  • Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism
    (D50–D89)
    • Certain disorders involving the immune mechanism
      (D80-D89)
      • Other disorders involving the immune mechanism, not elsewhere classified
        (D89)

D89.83 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of cytokine release syndrome. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters.

Specific Coding Applicable to Cytokine release syndrome

Non-specific codes like D89.83 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10-CM codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for cytokine release syndrome:

  • Use D89.831 for Cytokine release syndrome, grade 1 - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use D89.832 for Cytokine release syndrome, grade 2 - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use D89.833 for Cytokine release syndrome, grade 3 - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use D89.834 for Cytokine release syndrome, grade 4 - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use D89.835 for Cytokine release syndrome, grade 5 - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use D89.839 for Cytokine release syndrome, grade unspecified - BILLABLE CODE

Clinical Information

  • Cytokine Release Syndrome

    a severe immune reaction characterized by excessive release of cytokines. symptoms include dyspnea; fever; headache; hypotension; nausea; rash; tachycardia; hypoxia; hyperferritinemia, and multiple organ failure. it is associated with viral infections, sepsis; autoimmune diseases and a variety of factors used in immunotherapy.

Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries

The following annotation back-references are applicable to this diagnosis code. The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10-CM codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more.


Code First

Code First
Certain conditions have both an underlying etiology and multiple body system manifestations due to the underlying etiology. For such conditions, the ICD-10-CM has a coding convention that requires the underlying condition be sequenced first followed by the manifestation. Wherever such a combination exists, there is a "use additional code" note at the etiology code, and a "code first" note at the manifestation code. These instructional notes indicate the proper sequencing order of the codes, etiology followed by manifestation.
  • underlying cause, such as:
  • complications following infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection T80.89
  • complications of transplanted organs and tissue T86

Use Additional Code

Use Additional Code
The “use additional code” indicates that a secondary code could be used to further specify the patient’s condition. This note is not mandatory and is only used if enough information is available to assign an additional code.
  • code to identify associated manifestations

Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021