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C88.40

C88.40: Extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue [MALT-lymphoma] not having achieved remission

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

C88.40 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for extranodal marginal zone b-cell lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue [malt-lymphoma] not having achieved remission. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

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

  • Extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue [MALT-lymphoma] NOS
  • Extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue [MALT-lymphoma] with failed remission
  • Lymphoma of bronchial-associated lymphoid tissue [BALT-lymphoma] NOS
  • Lymphoma of bronchial-associated lymphoid tissue [BALT-lymphoma] not having achieved remission
  • Lymphoma of bronchial-associated lymphoid tissue [BALT-lymphoma] with failed remission
  • Lymphoma of skin-associated lymphoid tissue [SALT-lymphoma] NOS
  • Lymphoma of skin-associated lymphoid tissue [SALT-lymphoma] not having achieved remission
  • Lymphoma of skin-associated lymphoid tissue [SALT-lymphoma] with failed remission

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above C88.40

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

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

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

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

C88.40 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. Look up the whole chart to see which of its HCCs the hierarchy would zero.

Medicare coverage

C88.40 is named in 49 Medicare coverage policies: 49 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A52479Oral Anticancer Drugs - Policy Article
  • A52480Oral Antiemetic Drugs (Replacement for Intravenous Antiemetics) - Policy Article
  • A54768Billing and Coding: Cardiac Blood Pool Imaging (Multiple Gated Acquisition Scanning- MUGA, Ventriculography) When Performed in Conjunction with Cardiotoxic Chemotherapy
  • A55717Billing and Coding: Lab: Flow Cytometry

Code history

  • addedFY2024-FY2027

    Extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue [MALT-lymphoma] not having achieved remission

Other codes under C88.4

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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