Z52.010 Autologous donor, whole blood

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Exempt from present-on-admission (POA) reporting.

Applies from Z52 Donors of organs and tissues

Includes

• autologous and other living donors

Excludes1 (never code together)

• cadaveric donor - omit code
• examination of potential donor (Z00.5)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 951 in MDC 23.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• V59.01 Blood donors, whole blood (approximate)

Medicare Code Edits (MCE v43.1 (April 2026))

• Unacceptable principal diagnosis: These codes describe a circumstance which influences care but is not a current illness or injury, or capture only an underlying condition, and are unacceptable as principal diagnosis.

Code annotations containing back-references to Z52.010

Back-references to Z52

• Type 1 Excludes: Z40 Encounter for prophylactic surgery ("organ donations (Z52.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for Z52.010

• Donor (organ or tissue) › blood (whole) › autologous

Nearby codes

• Z52.00 Unspecified blood donor
• Z52.000 Unspecified donor, whole blood
• Z52.001 Unspecified donor, stem cells
• Z52.008 Unspecified donor, other blood
• Z52.01 Autologous blood donor
• Z52.010 Autologous donor, whole blood (this code)
• Z52.011 Autologous donor, stem cells
• Z52.018 Autologous donor, other blood
• Z52.09 Other blood donor
• Z52.090 Other blood donor, whole blood
• Z52.091 Other blood donor, stem cells