All ICD10 Codes
C96Not billable, use a more specific code below

Other and unspecified malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, hematopoietic and related tissue

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

11 billable codes under C96: 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

  • personal history of other malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, hematopoietic and related tissues (Z85.79)

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 C96.

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 C96

C96 can't be used on a claim. Pick a billable code below; grey headings group them.

C96 MS-DRGs

As the principal diagnosis, the billable codes under C96 group to these 13 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 C96

Notes on these codes point to C96.

  • C76 Excludes1: malignant neoplasm of lymphoid, hematopoietic and related tissue (C81-C96)
  • C77 Excludes1: malignant neoplasm of lymph nodes, specified as primary (C81-C86, C88, C96.-)
  • D59.39 Code Also: malignant neoplasm (C00-C96)
  • D84.81 Code First: malignant neoplasms (C00-C96)
  • E08 Code First: malignant neoplasm (C00-C96)
  • O9A.1 Includes: Conditions in C00-C96
  • Z15.0 Code First: if applicable, any current malignant neoplasm (C00-C75, C81-C96)
  • Z80.7 Includes: Conditions classifiable to C81-C90, C96.-
  • Z85.79 Includes: Conditions classifiable to C88-C90, C96

About the condition

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

Leukemia

Leukemia is a term for cancers of the blood cells. Leukemia starts in blood-forming tissues such as the bone marrow. Your bone marrow makes the cells which will develop into white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets. Each type of cell has a different job:

Read more about leukemia on MedlinePlus

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.