C96
ICD-10Non-billable categoryOth & unsp malig neoplm of lymphoid, hematpoetc and rel tiss
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Other and unspecified malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, hematopoietic and related tissue
C96 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.
Excludes1
Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.
- personal history of other malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, hematopoietic and related tissues (Z85.79)
More specific codes under C96
- C96.0Multifocal and multisystemic Langerhans-cell histiocytosis
- C96.2Malignant mast cell neoplasmcategory
- C96.4Sarcoma of dendritic cells (accessory cells)
- C96.5Multifocal and unisystemic Langerhans-cell histiocytosis
- C96.6Unifocal Langerhans-cell histiocytosis
- C96.AHistiocytic sarcoma
- C96.ZOth malig neoplm of lymphoid, hematpoetc and related tissue
- C96.9Malig neoplm of lymphoid, hematpoetc and rel tissue, unsp
Where this code sits
- Chapter
- 2. Neoplasms (C00-D49)
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.