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ICD-10 Code C85.89: Other specified types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, extranodal and solid organ sites
Reviewed by HealthAssure Clinical TeamUpdated 26 May 2026
What is this code?
ICD-10 codes are diagnosis classification codes used in healthcare records, reporting, coding workflows, and billing support. This code sits within the broader ICD-10 area for Neoplasms (C00-D49).
When is it used?
- May be used when a clinician documents other specified types of non-hodgkin lymphoma, extranodal and solid organ sites in a patient's medical record.
- May appear in hospital records, claims, referrals, and clinical documentation.
- This code can be used as a clinically usable diagnosis entry in standardized coding workflows.
What it does not mean
- A code alone does not explain severity, treatment plan, or outcome.
- A medical code should not be treated as a substitute for a doctor's diagnosis or advice.
Code hierarchy
chapter
2Neoplasms (C00-D49)
block
C00-C96Malignant neoplasms
block
C81-C96Malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, hematopoietic and related tissue
category
C85Other specified and unspecified types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma
category
C85.8Other specified types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma
currentC85.8
Where you may see this code
You may see this code in hospital records, discharge summaries, insurance claims, encounter documentation, referrals, or other healthcare billing and coding records.
Related specialists
OncologistGeneral Physician
Related codes
C85.80Other specified types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, unspecified sitecodeC85.81Other specified types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, lymph nodes of head, face, and neckcodeC85.82Other specified types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, intrathoracic lymph nodescodeC85.83Other specified types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, intra-abdominal lymph nodescodeC85.84Other specified types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, lymph nodes of axilla and upper limbcodeC85.85Other specified types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, lymph nodes of inguinal region and lower limbcodeC85.86Other specified types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, intrapelvic lymph nodescodeC85.87Other specified types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, spleencodeC85.88Other specified types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, lymph nodes of multiple sitescodeC85.8AOther specified types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, in remissioncode
Sibling codes
C85.80Other specified types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, unspecified sitebillableC85.81Other specified types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, lymph nodes of head, face, and neckbillableC85.82Other specified types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, intrathoracic lymph nodesbillableC85.83Other specified types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, intra-abdominal lymph nodesbillableC85.84Other specified types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, lymph nodes of axilla and upper limbbillableC85.85Other specified types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, lymph nodes of inguinal region and lower limbbillableC85.86Other specified types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, intrapelvic lymph nodesbillableC85.87Other specified types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, spleenbillableC85.88Other specified types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, lymph nodes of multiple sitesbillableC85.8AOther specified types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, in remissionbillable
Coverage-related procedures and services
CPT 81479high
UNLISTED MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY PROCEDURE
Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 81450high
HEMATOLYMPHOID NEOPLASM OR DISORDER, GENOMIC SEQUENCE ANALYSIS PANEL, 5-50 GENES, INTERROGATION FOR SEQUENCE VARIANTS, AND COPY NUMBER VARIANTS OR REARRANGEMENTS, OR ISOFORM EXPRESSION OR MRNA EXPRESSION LEVELS, IF PERFORMED; DNA ANALYSIS OR COMBINED DNA AND RNA ANALYSIS
Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 38240high
HEMATOPOIETIC PROGENITOR CELL (HPC); ALLOGENEIC TRANSPLANTATION PER DONOR
Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 81263high
IGH@ (IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAIN LOCUS) (EG, LEUKEMIA AND LYMPHOMA, B-CELL), VARIABLE REGION SOMATIC MUTATION ANALYSIS
Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 81261high
IGH@ (IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAIN LOCUS) (EG, LEUKEMIAS AND LYMPHOMAS, B-CELL), GENE REARRANGEMENT ANALYSIS TO DETECT ABNORMAL CLONAL POPULATION(S); AMPLIFIED METHODOLOGY (EG, POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION)
Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 81264high
IGK@ (IMMUNOGLOBULIN KAPPA LIGHT CHAIN LOCUS) (EG, LEUKEMIA AND LYMPHOMA, B-CELL), GENE REARRANGEMENT ANALYSIS, EVALUATION TO DETECT ABNORMAL CLONAL POPULATION(S)
Source: CMS coverage guidance
Coding guidelines
Common synonyms
Other specified types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, extranodal and solid organ sites
Frequently asked questions
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