C83.11
BillableMantle cell lymphoma, lymph nodes of head, face, and neck
HCC Category Mapping
V28HCC 20 — Lung and Other Severe Cancers
0.000V24HCC 10 — Lymphoma and Other Cancers
0.675ESRDHCC 10 — Lymphoma and Other Cancers
0.000RxHCCHCC 19 — Lymphoma and Other Cancers
0.000What This Code Means
A type of cancer affecting B-cells in the lymph nodes of the head, face, and neck region.
Coding Tips
- •Verify documentation specifies head, face, and neck lymph node involvement
- •If remission is documented, use C83.1A instead
Clinical Significance
Mantle cell lymphoma involving head, face, and neck lymph nodes may present as painless cervical lymphadenopathy and requires differentiation from other head and neck lymphomas. Waldeyer ring involvement occurs in approximately 10-15% of mantle cell lymphoma cases and may indicate extranodal extension requiring additional coding.
Documentation Requirements
- ✓Pathology with immunohistochemistry confirming mantle cell lymphoma (cyclin D1+, CD5+, CD20+)
- ✓Documentation specifying head, face, or neck lymph node involvement
- ✓Imaging (CT neck, PET/CT) documenting cervical lymphadenopathy
- ✓Assessment for Waldeyer ring involvement
- ✓Staging documentation including ENT evaluation if applicable
Commonly Confused Codes
C83.01 — Small cell B-cell lymphoma, head/face/neck; different histology, requires pathology differentiationC83.31 — Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, head/face/neck; much more common, but different subtypeC81.01 — Nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma, head/face/neck; Hodgkin vs. non-Hodgkin distinctionC83.18 — Mantle cell lymphoma, multiple sites; use C83.11 when disease is confined to head/face/neck region
Code Hierarchy
└C83Non-follicular lymphoma└C83.1Mantle cell lymphoma└C83.11Mantle cell lymphoma, lymph nodes of head, face, and neck
└C83.11Mantle cell lymphoma, lymph nodes of head, face, and neck