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ICD-10 Code D69.0: Allergic purpura

D69.0 is a billable ICD-10 diagnosis code used to classify Allergic purpura in medical records and claims. You may see this code in hospital records, discharge summaries, insurance claims, encounter documentation, referrals, or other healthcare billing and coding records. ICD-10 codes are diagnosis classification codes used in healthcare records, reporting, coding workflows, and billing support. This code sits within the broader ICD-10 area for Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism (D50-D89).

Reviewed by HealthAssure Clinical TeamUpdated 26 May 2026

What is this code?

ICD-10 codes are diagnosis classification codes used in healthcare records, reporting, coding workflows, and billing support. This code sits within the broader ICD-10 area for Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism (D50-D89).

When is it used?

  • May be used when a clinician documents allergic purpura in a patient's medical record.
  • May appear in hospital records, claims, referrals, and clinical documentation.
  • This code can be used as a clinically usable diagnosis entry in standardized coding workflows.

What it does not mean

  • A code alone does not explain severity, treatment plan, or outcome.
  • A medical code should not be treated as a substitute for a doctor's diagnosis or advice.

Code hierarchy

chapter
3Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism (D50-D89)
block
D65-D69Coagulation defects, purpura and other hemorrhagic conditions
category
D69Purpura and other hemorrhagic conditions
currentD69

Official coding notes

Inclusion terms
  • Allergic vasculitis
  • Nonthrombocytopenic hemorrhagic purpura
  • Nonthrombocytopenic idiopathic purpura
  • Purpura anaphylactoid
  • Purpura Henoch(-Schönlein)
  • Purpura rheumatica
  • Vascular purpura
Excludes1 (do not code together)
  • thrombocytopenic hemorrhagic purpura (D69.3)

Where you may see this code

You may see this code in hospital records, discharge summaries, insurance claims, encounter documentation, referrals, or other healthcare billing and coding records.

Related specialists

HematologistGeneral Physician

Coding guidelines

Compatibility

Legacy and official ICD code match exactly.
Legacy codes
D69.0

Common synonyms

Allergic purpura

Frequently asked questions

Code details

CodeD69.0
SystemICD10
Display nameAllergic purpura
ChapterDiseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism (D50-D89)
BlockCoagulation defects, purpura and other hemorrhagic conditions

Flags

BillableYes
Valid clinical useYes

Source

SourceICD-10
Version2026-annual
Releaseannual
Year2026

Index terms

Matched terms
Allergy, allergic(reaction) (to)AnaphylacticArthritis, arthritic(acute) (chronic) (nonpyogenic) (subacute)Arthritis, arthritic(acute) (chronic) (nonpyogenic) (subacute)ArthropathyDisease, diseasedDisease, diseasedDisorder(of)GlomerulonephritisHenoch(-Schönlein) disease or syndrome (purpura)Peliosis(rheumatica)Purpura

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