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C88.20

C88.20Heavy chain disease not having achieved remission

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

C88.20 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for heavy chain disease not having achieved remission. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Inclusion terms

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

  • Franklin disease NOS
  • Franklin disease not having achieved remission
  • Franklin disease with failed remission
  • Gamma heavy chain disease NOS
  • Gamma heavy chain disease not having achieved remission
  • Gamma heavy chain disease with failed remission
  • Heavy chain disease NOS
  • Heavy chain disease with failed remissionMu heavy chain disease not having achieved remission
  • Mu heavy chain disease NOS
  • Mu heavy chain disease not having achieved remission
  • Mu heavy chain disease with failed remission

Risk adjustment

C88.20 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:

  • HCC 21 Lymphoma and Other Cancers0.671 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.

Medicare coverage

C88.20 is named in 39 Medicare coverage policies 39 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

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Related codes at this level

Codes that share C88.2. If C88.20 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about C88.20

Is C88.20 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
Yes. C88.20 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does C88.20 sit in the tabular list?
Neoplasms (C00-D49), in the block Malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, hematopoietic and related tissue (C81-C96).
ICD-10-CMFY2026-Apr· effective April 1, 2026

Loaded directly from the CMS/NCHS ICD-10-CM public-domain release — see data sources and our editorial policy. If this page disagrees with the CMS tabular list, this page is wrong. Reference information for professional coders; not medical or billing advice.