C90.10

C90.10: Plasma cell leukemia not having achieved remission

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

C90.10 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for plasma cell leukemia 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.

Plasma cell leukemia with failed remission
Plasma cell leukemia NOS

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above C90.10

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on C90: Multiple myeloma and malignant plasma cell neoplasms

personal history of other malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, hematopoietic and related tissues (Z85.79)

Risk adjustment

C90.10 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:

HCC 19 Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Multiple Myeloma, and Other Cancers1.798 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

C90.10 is named in 39 Medicare coverage policies: 39 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

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Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.