C88

C88: Malignant immunoproliferative diseases and certain other B-cell lymphomas

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

C88 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for malignant immunoproliferative diseases and certain other b-cell lymphomas. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

B-cell lymphoma, unspecified (C85.1-)
personal history of other malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, hematopoietic and related tissues (Z85.79)

Other codes that can never be billed with C88

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

E88.0Disorders of plasma-protein metabolism, not elsewhere classified
C77Secondary and unspecified malignant neoplasm of lymph nodes
C83.0Small cell B-cell lymphoma

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead C88

6 child codes. Green means billable.