Is C84.6 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. C84.6 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does C84.6 sit in the tabular list?

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

C84.6

C84.6 — Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, ALK-positive

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

C84.6 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for anaplastic large cell lymphoma, alk-positive. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Inclusion terms

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

Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, CD30-positive

Other codes that can never be billed with C84.6

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at C84.6. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading C84.6 alone.

C86Other specified types of T/NK-cell lymphoma

Risk adjustment

C84.6 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 C84.6

11 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share C84. If C84.6 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about C84.6

Is C84.6 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. C84.6 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does C84.6 sit in the tabular list?: Neoplasms (C00-D49), in the block Malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, hematopoietic and related tissue (C81-C96).