C85.2
Header — not billableMediastinal (thymic) large B-cell lymphoma
The ICD-10 code for mediastinal (thymic) large b-cell lymphoma is C85.2.
C85.2 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 11 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under C85.2
- C85.20Mediastinal (thymic) large B-cell lymphoma, unspecified site
- C85.21Mediastinal (thymic) large B-cell lymphoma, lymph nodes of head, face, and neck
- C85.22Mediastinal (thymic) large B-cell lymphoma, intrathoracic lymph nodes
- C85.23Mediastinal (thymic) large B-cell lymphoma, intra-abdominal lymph nodes
- C85.24Mediastinal (thymic) large B-cell lymphoma, lymph nodes of axilla and upper limb
- C85.25Mediastinal (thymic) large B-cell lymphoma, lymph nodes of inguinal region and lower limb
- C85.26Mediastinal (thymic) large B-cell lymphoma, intrapelvic lymph nodes
- C85.27Mediastinal (thymic) large B-cell lymphoma, spleen
- C85.28Mediastinal (thymic) large B-cell lymphoma, lymph nodes of multiple sites
- C85.29Mediastinal (thymic) large B-cell lymphoma, extranodal and solid organ sites
- C85.2AMediastinal (thymic) large B-cell lymphoma, in remission
Related codes in this category
- C85.1Unspecified B-cell lymphomanon-billable header
- C85.8Other specified types of non-Hodgkin lymphomanon-billable header
- C85.9Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, unspecifiednon-billable header
- C85.2Mediastinal (thymic) large B-cell lymphomanon-billable header