C84.7
Header — not billableAnaplastic large cell lymphoma, ALK-negative
The ICD-10 code for anaplastic large cell lymphoma, alk-negative is C84.7.
C84.7 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 12 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
- primary cutaneous CD30-positive T-cell proliferations (C86.6-)
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under C84.7
- C84.70Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, ALK-negative, unspecified site
- C84.71Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, ALK-negative, lymph nodes of head, face, and neck
- C84.72Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, ALK-negative, intrathoracic lymph nodes
- C84.73Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, ALK-negative, intra-abdominal lymph nodes
- C84.74Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, ALK-negative, lymph nodes of axilla and upper limb
- C84.75Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, ALK-negative, lymph nodes of inguinal region and lower limb
- C84.76Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, ALK-negative, intrapelvic lymph nodes
- C84.77Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, ALK-negative, spleen
- C84.78Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, ALK-negative, lymph nodes of multiple sites
- C84.79Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, ALK-negative, extranodal and solid organ sites
- C84.7AAnaplastic large cell lymphoma, ALK-negative, breast
- C84.7BAnaplastic large cell lymphoma, ALK-negative, in remission
Related codes in this category
- C84.0Mycosis fungoidesnon-billable header
- C84.1Sézary diseasenon-billable header
- C84.4Peripheral T-cell lymphoma, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- C84.6Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, ALK-positivenon-billable header
- C84.9Mature T/NK-cell lymphomas, unspecifiednon-billable header
- C84.ACutaneous T-cell lymphoma, unspecifiednon-billable header
- C84.ZOther mature T/NK-cell lymphomasnon-billable header
- C84.7Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, ALK-negativenon-billable header