C83.3 — Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

Not billable

Is C83.3 billable?

No — C83.3 is a non-billable header code. C83.3 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 12 billable codes beneath C83.3.

Billable codes under this header

C83.3 at a glance

Code	C83.3
Description	Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
Billable	No — header code
Code set	ICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encounters	October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

How is C83.3 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to C83.3. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.

Lymphoma › diffuse large cell (of) (malignant)
Lymphoma › diffuse large cell › anaplastic (of) (malignant)
Lymphoma › diffuse large cell › B-cell (of) (malignant)
Lymphoma › diffuse large cell › CD30-positive (of) (malignant)
Lymphoma › diffuse large cell › centroblastic (of) (malignant)
Lymphoma › diffuse large cell › immunoblastic (of) (malignant)
Lymphoma › diffuse large cell › plasmablastic (of) (malignant)
Lymphoma › diffuse large cell › subtype not specified (of) (malignant)
Lymphoma › diffuse large cell › T-cell rich (of) (malignant)

Excludes1 — never code together

The conditions below can never be reported together with C83.3 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

mediastinal (thymic) large B-cell lymphoma (C85.2-)
mature T/NK-cell lymphomas (C84.-)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to C83.3.

Anaplastic diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
CD30-positive diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
Centroblastic diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, subtype not specified
Immunoblastic diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
Plasmablastic diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
T-cell rich diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from C83

The conditions below can never be reported together with C83.3 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 non-Hodgkin lymphoma (Z85.72)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from C81-C96

The conditions below are not part of C83.3, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, C83.3 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 C83.3? (11)

How long has C83.3 existed?

C83.3 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.

Which codes are confused with C83.3?

ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with C83.3 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.

Which conditions are coded to C83.3?

ICD-10 code for Lymphoma