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FY2027

C88.0 — Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia

Not billable

Is C88.0 billable?

No — C88.0 is a non-billable header code. C88.0 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 2 billable codes beneath C88.0.

C88.0 at a glance

CodeC88.0
DescriptionWaldenstrom macroglobulinemia
BillableNo — header code
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

How is C88.0 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to C88.0. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.

  • Macroglobulinemia (idiopathic) (primary)
  • Macroglobulinemia › Waldenström (idiopathic) (primary)
  • Waldenström › syndrome or macroglobulinemia
  • Disorder › glomerular › Waldenström macroglobulinemia (of)
  • Glomerulonephritis › in › Waldenström macroglobulinemia
  • Lymphoma › lymphoplasmacytic › with IgM-production (of) (malignant)

Excludes1 — never code together

The conditions below can never be reported together with C88.0 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

  • small cell B-cell lymphoma (C83.0)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to C88.0.

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

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from C88

The conditions below can never be reported together with C88.0 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

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

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from C81-C96

The conditions below are not part of C88.0, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, C88.0 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 C88.0? (2)

How long has C88.0 existed?

C88.0 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.

  • FY2025: C88.0 stopped being billable

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 C88.0?

ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with C88.0 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.

Which conditions are coded to C88.0?

What other codes are in the C88 family? (5)