C94.8
C94.8 — Other specified leukemias
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
C94.8 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other specified leukemias. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Code also
Both codes may be needed to describe the encounter fully. Sequencing depends on the reason for the visit.
- , if applicable, eosinophilia (D72.18)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Aggressive NK-cell leukemia
- Acute basophilic leukemia
Risk adjustment
C94.8 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead C94.8
3 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share C94. If C94.8 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about C94.8
- Is C94.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. C94.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does C94.8 sit in the tabular list?
- Neoplasms (C00-D49), in the block Malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, hematopoietic and related tissue (C81-C96).