Is C81.0 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. C81.0 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does C81.0 sit in the tabular list?

Neoplasms (C00-D49), in the block Malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, hematopoietic and related tissue (C81-C96).

C81.0

C81.0 — Nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

C81.0 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for nodular lymphocyte predominant hodgkin lymphoma. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Other codes that can never be billed with C81.0

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at C81.0. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading C81.0 alone.

C81.4Lymphocyte-rich Hodgkin lymphoma

Risk adjustment

C81.0 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code to one of these instead C81.0

11 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share C81. If C81.0 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about C81.0

Is C81.0 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. C81.0 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does C81.0 sit in the tabular list?: Neoplasms (C00-D49), in the block Malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, hematopoietic and related tissue (C81-C96).