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2025 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z52.0

Blood donor

ICD-10-CM Code:
Z52.0
ICD-10 Code for:
Blood donor
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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Z52.0 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of blood donor. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2025 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 Blood donor

Non-specific codes like Z52.0 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 blood donor:

  • Z52.00 for Unspecified blood donor - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z52.000 for Unspecified donor, whole blood - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z52.001 for Unspecified donor, stem cells - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z52.008 for Unspecified donor, other blood - BILLABLE CODE

  • Z52.01 for Autologous blood donor - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z52.010 for Autologous donor, whole blood - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z52.011 for Autologous donor, stem cells - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z52.018 for Autologous donor, other blood - BILLABLE CODE

  • Z52.09 for Other blood donor - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z52.090 for Other blood donor, whole blood - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z52.091 for Other blood donor, stem cells - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z52.098 for Other blood donor, other blood - BILLABLE CODE

Code Classification

  • Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
    Z00–Z99
    • Encounters for other specific health care
      Z40-Z53
      • Donors of organs and tissues
        Z52

Patient Education


Blood Transfusion and Donation

Every year, millions of people in the United States receive life-saving blood transfusions. During a transfusion, you receive whole blood or parts of blood such as:

  • Red blood cells - cells that carry oxygen to and from tissues and organs
  • Platelets - cells that form clots to control bleeding
  • Plasma - the liquid part of the blood that helps clotting. You may need it if you have been badly burned, have liver failure or a severe infection.

Most blood transfusions go very smoothly. Some infectious agents, such as HIV, can survive in blood and infect the person receiving the blood transfusion. To keep blood safe, blood banks carefully screen donated blood. The risk of catching a virus from a blood transfusion is low.

Sometimes it is possible to have a transfusion of your own blood. During surgery, you may need a blood transfusion because of blood loss. If you are having a surgery that you're able to schedule months in advance, your doctor may ask whether you would like to use your own blood, instead of donated blood. If so, you will need to have blood drawn one or more times before the surgery. A blood bank will store your blood for your use.

NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute


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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
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.