ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code
C81Hodgkin lymphoma
Not billable — use a more specific code
C81 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 7 more specific codes beneath it.
Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data
About C81
C81 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for Hodgkin lymphoma. It belongs to block C81-C96 (malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, hematopoietic and related tissue) and chapter 2 (neoplasms). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 7 subcodes must be used instead.
To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: C81.0 (lymphoma), C81.1 (lymphoma), C81.2 (lymphoma), C81.3 (lymphoma), C81.4 (lymphoma), C81.7 (lymphoma) and C81.9 (unspecified).
Don't report C81 together with the conditions in its Excludes1 note: personal history of Hodgkin lymphoma (Z85.71).
It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.
Specific codes under C81
- C81.0Nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma
- C81.00Nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma, unspecified siteBillable
- C81.01Nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma, lymph nodes of head, face, and neckBillable
- C81.02Nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma, intrathoracic lymph nodesBillable
- C81.03Nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma, intra-abdominal lymph nodesBillable
- C81.04Nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma, lymph nodes of axilla and upper limbBillable
- C81.05Nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma, lymph nodes of inguinal region and lower limbBillable
- C81.06Nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma, intrapelvic lymph nodesBillable
- C81.07Nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma, spleenBillable
- C81.08Nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma, lymph nodes of multiple sitesBillable
- C81.09Nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma, extranodal and solid organ sitesBillable
- C81.0ANodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma, in remissionBillable
- C81.1Nodular sclerosis Hodgkin lymphoma
- C81.10Nodular sclerosis Hodgkin lymphoma, unspecified siteBillable
- C81.11Nodular sclerosis Hodgkin lymphoma, lymph nodes of head, face, and neckBillable
- C81.12Nodular sclerosis Hodgkin lymphoma, intrathoracic lymph nodesBillable
- C81.13Nodular sclerosis Hodgkin lymphoma, intra-abdominal lymph nodesBillable
- C81.14Nodular sclerosis Hodgkin lymphoma, lymph nodes of axilla and upper limbBillable
- C81.15Nodular sclerosis Hodgkin lymphoma, lymph nodes of inguinal region and lower limbBillable
- C81.16Nodular sclerosis Hodgkin lymphoma, intrapelvic lymph nodesBillable
- C81.17Nodular sclerosis Hodgkin lymphoma, spleenBillable
- C81.18Nodular sclerosis Hodgkin lymphoma, lymph nodes of multiple sitesBillable
- C81.19Nodular sclerosis Hodgkin lymphoma, extranodal and solid organ sitesBillable
- C81.1ANodular sclerosis Hodgkin lymphoma, in remissionBillable
- C81.2Mixed cellularity Hodgkin lymphoma
- C81.20Mixed cellularity Hodgkin lymphoma, unspecified siteBillable
- C81.21Mixed cellularity Hodgkin lymphoma, lymph nodes of head, face, and neckBillable
- C81.22Mixed cellularity Hodgkin lymphoma, intrathoracic lymph nodesBillable
- C81.23Mixed cellularity Hodgkin lymphoma, intra-abdominal lymph nodesBillable
- C81.24Mixed cellularity Hodgkin lymphoma, lymph nodes of axilla and upper limbBillable
- C81.25Mixed cellularity Hodgkin lymphoma, lymph nodes of inguinal region and lower limbBillable
- C81.26Mixed cellularity Hodgkin lymphoma, intrapelvic lymph nodesBillable
- C81.27Mixed cellularity Hodgkin lymphoma, spleenBillable
- C81.28Mixed cellularity Hodgkin lymphoma, lymph nodes of multiple sitesBillable
- C81.29Mixed cellularity Hodgkin lymphoma, extranodal and solid organ sitesBillable
- C81.2AMixed cellularity Hodgkin lymphoma, in remissionBillable
- C81.3Lymphocyte depleted Hodgkin lymphoma
- C81.30Lymphocyte depleted Hodgkin lymphoma, unspecified siteBillable
- C81.31Lymphocyte depleted Hodgkin lymphoma, lymph nodes of head, face, and neckBillable
- C81.32Lymphocyte depleted Hodgkin lymphoma, intrathoracic lymph nodesBillable
- C81.33Lymphocyte depleted Hodgkin lymphoma, intra-abdominal lymph nodesBillable
- C81.34Lymphocyte depleted Hodgkin lymphoma, lymph nodes of axilla and upper limbBillable
- C81.35Lymphocyte depleted Hodgkin lymphoma, lymph nodes of inguinal region and lower limbBillable
- C81.36Lymphocyte depleted Hodgkin lymphoma, intrapelvic lymph nodesBillable
- C81.37Lymphocyte depleted Hodgkin lymphoma, spleenBillable
- C81.38Lymphocyte depleted Hodgkin lymphoma, lymph nodes of multiple sitesBillable
- C81.39Lymphocyte depleted Hodgkin lymphoma, extranodal and solid organ sitesBillable
- C81.3ALymphocyte depleted Hodgkin lymphoma, in remissionBillable
- C81.4Lymphocyte-rich Hodgkin lymphoma
- C81.40Lymphocyte-rich Hodgkin lymphoma, unspecified siteBillable
- C81.41Lymphocyte-rich Hodgkin lymphoma, lymph nodes of head, face, and neckBillable
- C81.42Lymphocyte-rich Hodgkin lymphoma, intrathoracic lymph nodesBillable
- C81.43Lymphocyte-rich Hodgkin lymphoma, intra-abdominal lymph nodesBillable
- C81.44Lymphocyte-rich Hodgkin lymphoma, lymph nodes of axilla and upper limbBillable
- C81.45Lymphocyte-rich Hodgkin lymphoma, lymph nodes of inguinal region and lower limbBillable
- C81.46Lymphocyte-rich Hodgkin lymphoma, intrapelvic lymph nodesBillable
- C81.47Lymphocyte-rich Hodgkin lymphoma, spleenBillable
- C81.48Lymphocyte-rich Hodgkin lymphoma, lymph nodes of multiple sitesBillable
- C81.49Lymphocyte-rich Hodgkin lymphoma, extranodal and solid organ sitesBillable
- C81.4ALymphocyte-rich Hodgkin lymphoma, in remissionBillable
- C81.7Other Hodgkin lymphoma
- C81.70Other Hodgkin lymphoma, unspecified siteBillable
- C81.71Other Hodgkin lymphoma, lymph nodes of head, face, and neckBillable
- C81.72Other Hodgkin lymphoma, intrathoracic lymph nodesBillable
- C81.73Other Hodgkin lymphoma, intra-abdominal lymph nodesBillable
- C81.74Other Hodgkin lymphoma, lymph nodes of axilla and upper limbBillable
- C81.75Other Hodgkin lymphoma, lymph nodes of inguinal region and lower limbBillable
- C81.76Other Hodgkin lymphoma, intrapelvic lymph nodesBillable
- C81.77Other Hodgkin lymphoma, spleenBillable
- C81.78Other Hodgkin lymphoma, lymph nodes of multiple sitesBillable
- C81.79Other Hodgkin lymphoma, extranodal and solid organ sitesBillable
- C81.7AOther Hodgkin lymphoma, in remissionBillable
- C81.9Hodgkin lymphoma, unspecified
- C81.90Hodgkin lymphoma, unspecified, unspecified siteBillable
- C81.91Hodgkin lymphoma, unspecified, lymph nodes of head, face, and neckBillable
- C81.92Hodgkin lymphoma, unspecified, intrathoracic lymph nodesBillable
- C81.93Hodgkin lymphoma, unspecified, intra-abdominal lymph nodesBillable
- C81.94Hodgkin lymphoma, unspecified, lymph nodes of axilla and upper limbBillable
- C81.95Hodgkin lymphoma, unspecified, lymph nodes of inguinal region and lower limbBillable
- C81.96Hodgkin lymphoma, unspecified, intrapelvic lymph nodesBillable
- C81.97Hodgkin lymphoma, unspecified, spleenBillable
- C81.98Hodgkin lymphoma, unspecified, lymph nodes of multiple sitesBillable
- C81.99Hodgkin lymphoma, unspecified, extranodal and solid organ sitesBillable
- C81.9AHodgkin lymphoma, unspecified, in remissionBillable
Coding notes
Excludes1Not coded here — never report together with this code
- personal history of Hodgkin lymphoma (Z85.71)
Notes that apply from higher levels
Instructions written at a parent level also apply to C81.
Broader instructions also apply from C81-C96 Malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, hematopoietic and related tissue and Chapter 2: Neoplasms.
Codes whose notes reference C81
Code history
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- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- No changes since FY2016.
Common questions about C81
Is C81 billable?
- No. C81 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.