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ICD-10-CM Code C91.1
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia of B-cell type

NON-BILLABLE
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.
| ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016

ICD Code C91.1 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of C91.1 that describes the diagnosis 'chronic lymphocytic leukemia of b-cell type' in more detail.


The ICD code C911 is used to code B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia

B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL), also known as chronic lymphoid leukemia (CLL), is the most common type of leukemia (a type of cancer of the white blood cells) in adults. CLL affects B cell lymphocytes, which originate in the bone marrow, develop in the lymph nodes, and normally fight infection by producing antibodies.

Specialty: Hematology And Oncology
MeSH Codes: D015451, D015451, D015451
ICD 9 Codes: V10.60, 204.1, V10.60

Peripheral blood smear showing CLL cells

Source: Wikipedia

Coding Notes for C91.1 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code

Inclusion Terms:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive.
Lymphoplasmacytic leukemia
Richter syndrome
Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here."
Lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma - instead, use code C83.0-

Coding Advice SNOMET-CT

  • Possible requirement for morphology code

ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'C91.1 - Chronic lymphocytic leukemia of B-cell type'

The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code C91.1. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.


Parent Code: C91 - Lymphoid leukemia

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