C88.4

C88.4: Extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue [MALT-lymphoma]

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

C88.4 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for extranodal marginal zone b-cell lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue [malt-lymphoma]. 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.

high malignant (diffuse large B-cell) lymphoma (C83.3-)

Inclusion terms

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

Lymphoma of skin-associated lymphoid tissue [SALT-lymphoma]
Lymphoma of bronchial-associated lymphoid tissue [BALT-lymphoma]

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above C88.4

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

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

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

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

C88.4 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
Extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue [MALT-lymphoma]

Code to one of these instead C88.4

2 child codes. Green means billable.