C86.4
C86.4: Blastic NK-cell lymphoma
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
C86.4 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for blastic nk-cell lymphoma. 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.
- Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN)
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above C86.4
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Other codes that can never be billed with C86.4
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
C86.4 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A59491Billing and Coding: Genetic Testing for Oncology
Code history
- deletedFY2024-FY2027
Blastic NK-cell lymphoma
Code to one of these instead C86.4
2 child codes. Green means billable.