C81.7

Applicable To

• Classical Hodgkin lymphoma NOS

• Other classical Hodgkin lymphoma

Clinical Information

• A monoclonal b-cell lymphoproliferation in the vast majority of cases. It is characterized by a bimodal age distribution 15-30 years of life and late life) and is often associated with ebv infection. In less than 5% of cases it is a monoclonal proliferation of t-lymphocytes. Morphologically, it is characterized by the presence of reed-sternberg cells and mononuclear hodgkin cells. The reed-sternberg and mononuclear hodgkin cells are cd30 positive in nearly all cases and cd15 positive in the majority of cases.

• The most common type of hodgkin lymphoma, which is a cancer of the immune system. Classical hodgkin lymphoma is marked by the presence of a type of cell called the reed-sternberg cell.

Details

• C81.7 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM C81.7 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of C81.7 – other international versions of ICD-10 C81.7 may differ.