C83.39
C83.39 — Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, extranodal and solid organ sites
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
C83.39 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for diffuse large b-cell lymphoma, extranodal and solid organ sites. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Risk adjustment
C83.39 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.
Medicare coverage
C83.39 is named in 7 Medicare coverage policies — 7 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A59491Billing and Coding: Genetic Testing for Oncology
- A59491Billing and Coding: Genetic Testing for Oncology
- A59491Billing and Coding: Genetic Testing for Oncology
- A59491Billing and Coding: Genetic Testing for Oncology
Code to one of these instead C83.39
2 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share C83.3. If C83.39 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- C83.30Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, unspecified site
- C83.31Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, lymph nodes of head, face, and neck
- C83.32Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, intrathoracic lymph nodes
- C83.33Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, intra-abdominal lymph nodes
- C83.34Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, lymph nodes of axilla and upper limb
- C83.35Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, lymph nodes of inguinal region and lower limb
- C83.36Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, intrapelvic lymph nodes
- C83.37Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, spleen
- C83.38Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, lymph nodes of multiple sites
- C83.3ADiffuse large B-cell lymphoma, in remission
Questions about C83.39
- Is C83.39 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. C83.39 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does C83.39 sit in the tabular list?
- Neoplasms (C00-D49), in the block Malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, hematopoietic and related tissue (C81-C96).