ICD 10 Breast Cancer Code
In ICD-10-CM, the codes for breast cancer are located in category C50 (malignant neoplasm of breast). Those codes are broken down by gender, laterality, and site. ICD-10-CM has 54 codes compared to 11 in ICD-9-CM. For every code for female breast cancer, ICD-10-CM includes a comparable code for male breast cancer. For example, C50.01 is the ICD 10 Code for malignant neoplasm of nipple and areola, female whereas C50.02 is the ICD 10 Code for malignant neoplasm of nipple and areola, male. Then, the next number after that determines the location of the breast cancer: right (1), left (2), or unspecified (9). Then, Breast Cancer can be found under Malignant neoplasms of breast (ICD 10 Code C50 - C50). ICD 10 C50 malignant neoplasm of breast has sub categories as listed below: The next number of the code determines whether it is female (1) or male (2). Category 175 ­(malignant neoplasm of male breast) contains two codes. In ICD-10-CM, the codes for breast cancer are located in category C50 (malignant neoplasm of breast). Those codes are broken down by gender, laterality, and site. ICD-10-CM has 54 codes compared to 11 in ICD-9-CM. In Breast Cancer ICD 9 diagnosis codes, there is no specific codes for the specific location of the breast cancer. For example, ICD 9 Code 174.2 for malignant neoplasm of upper-inner quadrant of female breast includes cancer on the right and/or left breast. In ICD-10-CM, the codes for breast cancer are located in category C50 (malignant neoplasm of breast). Those codes are broken down by gender, laterality, and site. ICD-10-CM has 54 codes compared to 11 in ICD-9-CM. 1 Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015. 2  Short description: Scrn mal neo breast NOS. 3  ICD-9-CM V76.10 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, V76.10 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. Category 175 ­(malignant neoplasm of male breast) contains two codes. In ICD-10-CM, the codes for breast cancer are located in category C50 (malignant neoplasm of breast). Those codes are broken down by gender, laterality, and site. The table below compares the ICD-9-CM codes for malignant neoplasm of the female breast to ICD-10-CM codes. Having the additional detail of laterality in ICD-10-CM will be very helpful in tracking recurrences of breast cancer of the same breast. 1 D05.0 is not a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code and cannot be used to indicate a medical diagnosis as there are 3 codes below D05.0 that describe this diagnosis in greater detail. 2  Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
C50