C83.78
C83.78: Burkitt lymphoma, lymph nodes of multiple sites
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
C83.78 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for burkitt lymphoma, lymph nodes of multiple sites. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check C83.78 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberRisk adjustment
C83.78 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
C83.78 is named in 53 Medicare coverage policies: 53 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A52479Oral Anticancer Drugs - Policy Article
- A52480Oral Antiemetic Drugs (Replacement for Intravenous Antiemetics) - Policy Article
- A52986Billing and Coding: Biomarkers for Oncology
- A54768Billing and Coding: Cardiac Blood Pool Imaging (Multiple Gated Acquisition Scanning- MUGA, Ventriculography) When Performed in Conjunction with Cardiotoxic Chemotherapy
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under C83.7
- C83.70Burkitt lymphoma, unspecified site
- C83.71Burkitt lymphoma, lymph nodes of head, face, and neck
- C83.72Burkitt lymphoma, intrathoracic lymph nodes
- C83.73Burkitt lymphoma, intra-abdominal lymph nodes
- C83.74Burkitt lymphoma, lymph nodes of axilla and upper limb
- C83.75Burkitt lymphoma, lymph nodes of inguinal region and lower limb
- C83.76Burkitt lymphoma, intrapelvic lymph nodes
- C83.77Burkitt lymphoma, spleen
- C83.79Burkitt lymphoma, extranodal and solid organ sites
- C83.7ABurkitt lymphoma, in remission