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C83.0

C83.0Small cell B-cell lymphoma

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

C83.0 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for small cell b-cell lymphoma. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1 — never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

  • chronic lymphocytic leukemia (C91.1)
  • mature T/NK-cell lymphomas (C84.-)
  • Waldenström macroglobulinemia (C88.00)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

  • Lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma
  • Nodal marginal zone lymphoma
  • Non-leukemic variant of B-CLL
  • Splenic marginal zone lymphoma

Other codes that can never be billed with C83.0

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at C83.0. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading C83.0 alone.

  • C91.1Chronic lymphocytic leukemia of B-cell type
  • C88.0Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia

Risk adjustment

C83.0 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 C83.0

11 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share C83. If C83.0 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about C83.0

Is C83.0 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
No. C83.0 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does C83.0 sit in the tabular list?
Neoplasms (C00-D49), in the block Malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, hematopoietic and related tissue (C81-C96).
What cannot be coded together with C83.0?
C83.0 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.
ICD-10-CMFY2026-Apr· effective April 1, 2026

Loaded directly from the CMS/NCHS ICD-10-CM public-domain release — see data sources and our editorial policy. If this page disagrees with the CMS tabular list, this page is wrong. Reference information for professional coders; not medical or billing advice.