C96.9
Billable codeMalignant neoplasm of lymphoid, hematopoietic and related tissue, unspecified
The ICD-10 code for malignant neoplasm of lymphoid, hematopoietic and related tissue, unspecified is C96.9.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This code describes an unspecified presentation. If the medical record documents a more specific detail (e.g. laterality, type, or affected site), a more specific sibling code should be used instead — see Related codes below.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- C96.0Multifocal and multisystemic (disseminated) Langerhans-cell histiocytosis
- C96.2Malignant mast cell neoplasmnon-billable header
- C96.4Sarcoma of dendritic cells (accessory cells)
- C96.5Multifocal and unisystemic Langerhans-cell histiocytosis
- C96.6Unifocal Langerhans-cell histiocytosis
- C96.AHistiocytic sarcoma
- C96.ZOther specified malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, hematopoietic and related tissue
- C96.9Malignant neoplasm of lymphoid, hematopoietic and related tissue, unspecified
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- 20290Approximate match
- 20291Approximate match
- 20292Approximate match
- 20293Approximate match
- 20294Approximate match
- 20295Approximate match
- 20296Approximate match
- 20297Approximate match
- 20298Approximate match
Associated MS-DRGs
C96.9 can serve as the principal diagnosis for these Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups.
Informational only — actual DRG assignment also depends on procedures, complications/comorbidities (CC/MCC), discharge status, and payer-specific rules not reflected here.
- DRG 011Tracheostomy for Face, Mouth and Neck Diagnoses or Laryngectomy with MCC
- DRG 012Tracheostomy for Face, Mouth and Neck Diagnoses or Laryngectomy with CC
- DRG 013Tracheostomy for Face, Mouth and Neck Diagnoses or Laryngectomy without CC/MCC
- DRG 814Reticuloendothelial and Immunity Disorders with MCC
- DRG 815Reticuloendothelial and Immunity Disorders with CC
- DRG 816Reticuloendothelial and Immunity Disorders without CC/MCC
- DRG 820Lymphoma and Leukemia with Major O.R. Procedures with MCC
- DRG 821Lymphoma and Leukemia with Major O.R. Procedures with CC
- DRG 822Lymphoma and Leukemia with Major O.R. Procedures without CC/MCC
- DRG 823Lymphoma and Non-Acute Leukemia with Other Procedures with MCC
- DRG 824Lymphoma and Non-Acute Leukemia with Other Procedures with CC
- DRG 825Lymphoma and Non-Acute Leukemia with Other Procedures without CC/MCC
- DRG 840Lymphoma and Non-Acute Leukemia with MCC
- DRG 841Lymphoma and Non-Acute Leukemia with CC
- DRG 842Lymphoma and Non-Acute Leukemia without CC/MCC