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ICD-10-CM Code for Unifocal Langerhans-cell histiocytosis C96.6

ICD-10 code C96.6 for Unifocal Langerhans-cell histiocytosis is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Malignant neoplasms .

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Official Long Descriptor

Unifocal Langerhans-cell histiocytosis
Eosinophilic granuloma
Histiocytosis X, unifocal
Histiocytosis X NOS
Langerhans-cell histiocytosis NOS
Excludes1: multifocal and multisysemic (disseminated) Langerhans-cell histiocytosis (C96.0)
multifocal and unisystemic Langerhans-cell histiocytosis (C96.5)

C96

Excludes1: personal history of other malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, hematopoietic and related tissues (Z85.79)

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