AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2024 Issue 4; New/Revised ICD-10-CM Codes
Lymphoma in Remission
The lymphatic system helps develop, transport, and store immune system cells. Lymphoma begins in cells of the lymphatic system and can spread rapidly from the lymph nodes to other parts of the body. There are two main types of lymphoma: non-Hodgkin lymphoma and Hodgkin lymphoma. Within these two broad categories, many additional lymphoma subtypes exist. The focus of lymphoma treatment is to induce complete remission by destroying lymphoma cells. Complete remission means that all evidence of disease has been eliminated.To capture “remission” status of different types of lymphoma, subcategories C81.0-C88.9 have been expanded with...
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