C88.0
Header — not billableWaldenström macroglobulinemia
The ICD-10 code for waldenström macroglobulinemia is C88.0.
C88.0 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 2 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
- small cell B-cell lymphoma (C83.0)
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma with IgM-production
- Macroglobulinemia (idiopathic) (primary)
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.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- C88.2Heavy chain diseasenon-billable header
- C88.3Immunoproliferative small intestinal diseasenon-billable header
- C88.4Extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue [MALT-lymphoma]non-billable header
- C88.8Other malignant immunoproliferative diseasesnon-billable header
- C88.9Malignant immunoproliferative disease, unspecifiednon-billable header
- C88.0Waldenström macroglobulinemianon-billable header
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- 2733Approximate match