Is C95.0 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. C95.0 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does C95.0 sit in the tabular list?

Neoplasms (C00-D49), in the block Malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, hematopoietic and related tissue (C81-C96).

What cannot be coded together with C95.0?

C95.0 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

C95.0

C95.0 — Acute leukemia of unspecified cell type

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

C95.0 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for acute leukemia of unspecified cell type. 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.

acute exacerbation of unspecified chronic leukemia (C95.10)

Inclusion terms

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

Acute bilineal leukemia
Acute mixed lineage leukemia
Biphenotypic acute leukemia
Stem cell leukemia of unclear lineage

Risk adjustment

C95.0 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 C95.0

3 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share C95. If C95.0 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about C95.0

Is C95.0 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. C95.0 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does C95.0 sit in the tabular list?: Neoplasms (C00-D49), in the block Malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, hematopoietic and related tissue (C81-C96).
What cannot be coded together with C95.0?: C95.0 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.