C81.9 — Hodgkin lymphoma, unspecified

Not billable

Is C81.9 billable?

No — C81.9 is a non-billable header code. C81.9 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 11 billable codes beneath C81.9.

Billable codes under this header

C81.9 at a glance

Code	C81.9
Description	Hodgkin lymphoma, unspecified
Billable	No — header code
Code set	ICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encounters	October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

How is C81.9 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to C81.9. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.

Granuloma › Hodgkin
Lymphoma › Hodgkin (of) (malignant)

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from C81

The conditions below can never be reported together with C81.9 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

personal history of Hodgkin lymphoma (Z85.71)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from C81-C96

The conditions below are not part of C81.9, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, C81.9 and the excluded code may both be reported.

Kaposi's sarcoma of lymph nodes (C46.3)
secondary and unspecified neoplasm of lymph nodes (C77.-)
secondary neoplasm of bone marrow (C79.52)
secondary neoplasm of spleen (C78.89)

What codes fall under C81.9? (11)

How long has C81.9 existed?

C81.9 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.

Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.