C83.390: Primary central nervous system lymphoma
C83.390 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for primary central nervous system lymphoma. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check C83.390 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1: never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- PCNSL of brain
- PCNSL of meninges
- PCNSL of spinal cord
- PCNSL NOS
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above C83.390
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Written on C83.3: Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
Risk adjustment
C83.390 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:
- HCC 20 Lung and Other Severe Cancers1.136 RAF
Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score. Look up the whole chart to see which of its HCCs the hierarchy would zero.
Medicare coverage
C83.390 is named in 55 Medicare coverage policies: 55 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
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Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Lymphoma›primary central nervous system(brain) (meninges) (PCNSL) (spinal cord)
- Lymphoma›diffuse large cell›primary central nervous system(brain) (meninges) (PCNSL) (spinal cord)
- Lymphoma›primary central nervous system›diffuse large B-cell
Code history
- addedFY2024-FY2027
Primary central nervous system lymphoma