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C86.01

C86.01: Extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type, in remission

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

C86.01 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for extranodal nk/t-cell lymphoma, nasal type, in remission. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above C86.01

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on C86: Other specified types of T/NK-cell lymphoma

  • anaplastic large cell lymphoma, ALK negative (C84.7-)
  • anaplastic large cell lymphoma, ALK positive (C84.6-)
  • mature T/NK-cell lymphomas (C84.-)
  • other specified types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (C85.8-)

Other codes that can never be billed with C86.01

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

  • C85Other specified and unspecified types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Risk adjustment

C86.01 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

C86.01 is named in 25 Medicare coverage policies: 25 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

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  • A55717Billing and Coding: Lab: Flow Cytometry

Code history

  • addedFY2024-FY2027

    Extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type, in remission

Other codes under C86.0

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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