C88.0
C88.0: Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
C88.0 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for waldenstrom macroglobulinemia. 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.
- small cell B-cell lymphoma (C83.0)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma with IgM-production
- Macroglobulinemia (idiopathic) (primary)
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above C88.0
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Other codes that can never be billed with C88.0
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
C88.0 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
Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia
Code to one of these instead C88.0
2 child codes. Green means billable.