C88.2 – Heavy chain disease

Code

C88.2 (claims format: C882)

Description

Heavy chain disease

Billable

No – use a more specific code below

Valid for

Dates of service October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 (FY2027)

Chapter

2. Neoplasms (C00-D49)

Block

C81-C96 Malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, hematopoietic and related tissue

Parent codes

C88

Billable codes under C88.2

C88.2 is a header code and cannot be used on claims. Choose the most specific code:

• C88.20 – Heavy chain disease not having achieved remissionBillable
• C88.21 – Heavy chain disease, in remissionBillable

Notes for C88.2

Notes inherited from parent codes

Instructional notes at a category or block level apply to every code below it.

C88 – Malignant immunoproliferative diseases and certain other B-cell lymphomas

Block C81-C96

Index terms for C88.2

Entries in the ICD-10-CM alphabetic index that lead to this code:

• Franklin disease
• Disease, diseased, Franklin
• Disease, diseased, heavy chain NEC
• Disease, diseased, gamma heavy chain
• Disease, diseased, heavy chain NEC, mu
• Disease, diseased, heavy chain NEC, gamma
• Disease, diseased, mu heavy chain disease

Related codes in C88

• C88.0 – Waldenstrom macroglobulinemiaHeader
• C88.3 – Immunoproliferative small intestinal diseaseHeader
• C88.4 – Extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue [MALT-lymphoma]Header
• C88.8 – Other malignant immunoproliferative diseasesHeader
• C88.9 – Malignant immunoproliferative disease, unspecifiedHeader