All ICD10 Codes
C85Not billable, use a more specific code below

Other specified and unspecified types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma

In Malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, hematopoietic and related tissue (C81-C96), chapter 2: Neoplasms

44 billable codes under C85: all are a CC; all map to HCC 21 (Lymphoma and Other Cancers).A CC or MCC (major CC) is a secondary diagnosis that raises the MS-DRG payment. An HCC counts toward a Medicare Advantage patient's risk score.

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Instructional notes

Excludes1: not coded here, use a different code

  • other specified types of T/NK-cell lymphoma (C86.-)
  • personal history of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (Z85.72)

Also applies, from Malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, hematopoietic and related tissue (C81-C96)

These notes sit on C81-C96 and apply to every code under it, including C85.

Excludes2: not included here, code separately if applicable

  • Kaposi's sarcoma of lymph nodes (C46.3)
  • secondary and unspecified neoplasm of lymph nodes (C77.-)
  • secondary neoplasm of bone marrow (C79.52)
  • secondary neoplasm of spleen (C78.89)

Official coding guidelines

From the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY 2027 (CMS and NCHS). Links open the PDF at the right page.

Rules for coding benign and malignant neoplasms: using the Neoplasm Table, sequencing primary and secondary sites, treatment encounters, complications, and current cancer versus personal history.

Read Section I.C.2 (page 32), 12 more topics

All codes under C85

C85 can't be used on a claim. Pick a billable code below; grey headings group them.

C85 MS-DRGs

As the principal diagnosis, the billable codes under C85 group to these 12 MS-DRGs (v44.0). Which one applies depends on procedures performed, secondary diagnoses (CC/MCC), and the patient's age and discharge status.

Other codes that refer to C85

Notes on these codes point to C85.

  • C26.1 Excludes1: non-Hodgkin lymphoma (C82-C85)
  • D47.02 Code Also: non-Hodgkin lymphoma (C82-C85)
  • Z85.72 Includes: Conditions classifiable to C82-C85

About the condition

Plain-language background from MedlinePlus (National Library of Medicine), not coding guidance.

Lymphoma

Lymphoma is a cancer of a part of the immune system called the lymph system. There are many types of lymphoma. One type is Hodgkin disease. The rest are called non-Hodgkin lymphomas.

Read more about lymphoma on MedlinePlus

Code history

Valid since FY2016, when ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. No changes since.