C96.0 Multifocal and multisystemic (disseminated) Langerhans-cell histiocytosis

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The ICD-10-CM code for Multifocal and multisystemic (disseminated) Langerhans-cell histiocytosis is C96.0 (FY2026). It is a billable, claim-ready diagnosis code.

Classification

Section
C81-C96: Malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, hematopoietic and related tissue (C81-C96)
Category C96
13 codes (11 billable)
FY2026 Status
Stable since FY2024

Also Known As

ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index entries that lead to C96.0:

  • Letterer-Siwe's disease
  • Reticuloendotheliosis › nonlipid
  • Histiocytosis › acute differentiated progressive
  • Reticuloendotheliosis › acute infantile
  • Reticulosis (skin) › acute of infancy
  • Histiocytosis › X NEC › acute (progressive)
  • Histiocytosis › X NEC › multisystemic
  • Histiocytosis › Langerhans' cell NEC › multifocal X › multisystemic (disseminated)
Excludes1
Not coded here. These conditions should NOT be coded together with C96.0.
  • adult pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis (J84.82)
  • multifocal and unisystemic Langerhans-cell histiocytosis (C96.5)
  • unifocal Langerhans-cell histiocytosis (C96.6)

Inclusion Terms

  • Histiocytosis X, multisystemic
  • Letterer-Siwe disease

U.S. Hospital Utilization

  • An estimated 95 U.S. inpatient stays in 2023 included C96.0 among the documented diagnoses.

Source: National Inpatient Sample (NIS), Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2016–2023. National survey-weighted estimates.

Official Coding Guidelines

Tx of primary site (TOC entry)

a. Admission/Encounter for treatment of primary site ............................................................. 33

— ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026, Section I.C.2.a
Tx of secondary site (TOC entry)

b. Admission/Encounter for treatment of secondary site .......................................................... 33

— ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026, Section I.C.2.b

Source: CMS — ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, FY2026

References

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Reviewed by Prajwal Shrestha, CPC, CRC
Certified Professional Coder (CPC) and Certified Risk Adjustment Coder (CRC) · AAPC Member ID 01997614 · About · Editorial policy · Content last reviewed: 2025-10-01

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