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Category · FY2027

C88 Malignant immunoproliferative diseases and certain other B-cell lymphomas

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C88 is not billable. The category heads 12 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 6 subdivisions.

Index → code

  • Franklin disease → C88.2-
  • Macroglobulinemia (idiopathic) (primary) → C88.0-
  • Disease, diseasedFranklin → C88.2-

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 2 Neoplasms (C00-D49)
  2. C81-C96 Malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, hematopoietic and related tissue (C81-C96)
  3. C88 Malignant immunoproliferative diseases and certain other B-cell lymphomas
Billable codes
12
Subdivisions
6
CC / MCC codes
10 / 0
HCC V28 codes
12
New FY2027
0
Index entries
26

Codes in C88

  1. C88.0
    Waldenström macroglobulinemia
    Header
    Inclusion terms 2, Excludes1 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma with IgM-production
    • Macroglobulinemia (idiopathic) (primary)

    Excludes1

    • small cell B-cell lymphoma (C83.0) C83.0
  2. C88.00
    Waldenström macroglobulinemia not having achieved remission
    Billable21
    Inclusion terms 8

    Inclusion terms

    • Lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma with IgM-production, NOS
    • Lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma with IgM-production not having achieved remission
    • Lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma with IgM-production with failed remission
    • Macroglobulinemia (idiopathic) (primary) NOS
    • Macroglobulinemia (idiopathic) (primary) not having achieved remission
    • Macroglobulinemia (idiopathic) (primary) with failed remission
    • Waldenström macroglobulinemia NOS
    • Waldenström macroglobulinemia with failed remission
  3. C88.01
    Waldenström macroglobulinemia, in remission
    Billable21
  4. C88.2
    Heavy chain disease
    Header
    Inclusion terms 3

    Inclusion terms

    • Franklin disease
    • Gamma heavy chain disease
    • Mu heavy chain disease
  5. C88.20
    Heavy chain disease not having achieved remission
    BillableCC21
    Inclusion terms 11

    Inclusion terms

    • Franklin disease NOS
    • Franklin disease not having achieved remission
    • Franklin disease with failed remission
    • Gamma heavy chain disease NOS
    • Gamma heavy chain disease not having achieved remission
    • Gamma heavy chain disease with failed remission
    • Heavy chain disease NOS
    • Heavy chain disease with failed remissionMu heavy chain disease not having achieved remission
    • Mu heavy chain disease NOS
    • Mu heavy chain disease not having achieved remission
    • Mu heavy chain disease with failed remission
  6. C88.21
    Heavy chain disease, in remission
    BillableCC21
  7. C88.3
    Immunoproliferative small intestinal disease
    Header
    Inclusion terms 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Alpha heavy chain disease
    • Mediterranean lymphoma
  8. C88.30
    Immunoproliferative small intestinal disease not having achieved remission
    BillableCC21
    Inclusion terms 8

    Inclusion terms

    • Alpha heavy chain disease NOS
    • Alpha heavy chain disease not having achieved remission
    • Alpha heavy chain disease with failed remission
    • Immunoproliferative small intestinal disease NOS
    • Immunoproliferative small intestinal disease with failed remission
    • Mediterranean lymphoma NOS
    • Mediterranean lymphoma not having achieved remission
    • Mediterranean lymphoma with failed remission
  9. C88.31
    Immunoproliferative small intestinal disease, in remission
    BillableCC21
  10. C88.4
    Extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue [MALT-lymphoma]
    Header
    Inclusion terms 2, Excludes1 1

    Inclusion terms

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

    Excludes1

    • high malignant (diffuse large B-cell) lymphoma (C83.3-) C83.3
  11. C88.40
    Extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue [MALT-lymphoma] not having achieved remission
    BillableCC21
    Inclusion terms 8

    Inclusion terms

    • 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
  12. C88.41
    Extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue [MALT-lymphoma], in remission
    BillableCC21
  13. C88.8
    Other malignant immunoproliferative diseases
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  14. C88.80
    Other malignant immunoproliferative diseases not having achieved remission
    BillableCC21
    Inclusion terms 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Other malignant immunoproliferative diseases NOS
    • Other malignant immunoproliferative diseases with failed remission
  15. C88.81
    Other malignant immunoproliferative diseases, in remission
    BillableCC21
  16. C88.9
    Malignant immunoproliferative disease, unspecified
    Header
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Immunoproliferative disease NOS
  17. C88.90
    Malignant immunoproliferative disease, unspecified not having achieved remission
    BillableCC21
    Inclusion terms 5

    Inclusion terms

    • Immunoproliferative disease NOS
    • Immunoproliferative disease NOS not having achieved remission
    • Immunoproliferative disease NOS with failed remission
    • Malignant immunoproliferative disease, unspecified NOS
    • Malignant immunoproliferative disease, unspecified with failed remission
  18. C88.91
    Malignant immunoproliferative disease, unspecified, in remission
    BillableCC21

CC/MCC: as a secondary diagnosis, unless the principal diagnosis is on the code’s PDX exclusion list (MS-DRG v44 Appendix C; list on the code card).

Sources of each column.

Instructions

At C88

Excludes1

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

Notes that also apply

Block C81-C96 instructions (Excludes2 4): printed on the block page.

Chapter 2 instructions (Notes 8): printed on the chapter 2 page.

Index entries

  • Macroglobulinemia (idiopathic) (primary) → C88.0-
  • Franklin disease → C88.2-
  • Macroglobulinemia (idiopathic) (primary)Waldenström → C88.0-
  • Waldenströmsyndrome or macroglobulinemia → C88.0-
  • Disease, diseasedFranklin → C88.2-
  • Disease, diseasedgamma heavy chain → C88.2-
  • Disease, diseasedheavy chain NEC → C88.2-
  • Disease, diseasedmu heavy chain disease → C88.2-
  • Disease, diseasedalpha heavy chain → C88.3-
  • Lymphoma (of) (malignant)Mediterranean → C88.3-
  • Lymphoma (of) (malignant)BALT → C88.4-
  • Lymphoma (of) (malignant)bronchial-associated lymphoid tissue [BALT-lymphoma] → C88.4-
  • Lymphoma (of) (malignant)extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue [MALT-lymphoma] → C88.4-
  • Lymphoma (of) (malignant)MALT → C88.4-
  • Lymphoma (of) (malignant)mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue [MALT-lymphoma] → C88.4-
  • Lymphoma (of) (malignant)SALT → C88.4-
  • Lymphoma (of) (malignant)skin-associated lymphoid tissue [SALT-lymphoma] → C88.4-
  • Disease, diseasedimmunoproliferative (malignant) → C88.9-
  • Disorder (of)glomerular (in)Waldenström macroglobulinemia → C88.0- [N08]
  • Glomerulonephritisin (due to)Waldenström macroglobulinemia → C88.0- [N08]
  • Lymphoma (of) (malignant)lymphoplasmacyticwith IgM-production → C88.0-
  • Disease, diseasedheavy chain NECgamma → C88.2-
  • Disease, diseasedheavy chain NECmu → C88.2-
  • Disease, diseasedheavy chain NECalpha → C88.3-
  • Disease, diseasedimmunoproliferative (malignant)small intestinal → C88.3-
  • Disease, diseasedimmunoproliferative (malignant)specified NEC → C88.8-

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