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ICD-10-CM Code for Malignant neoplasm of breast C50

ICD-10 code C50 for Malignant neoplasm of breast is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Malignant neoplasms .

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Official Long Descriptor

Malignant neoplasm of breast
Includes: connective tissue of breast
Paget's disease of breast
Paget's disease of nipple
Use additional code to identify estrogen, and other hormones and factors receptor status (Z17.-)
Excludes1: skin of breast (C44.501, C44.511, C44.521, C44.591)
 
C50 Malignant neoplasm of breast
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Malignant neoplasm of nipple and areola
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Malignant neoplasm of central portion of breast
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Malignant neoplasm of upper-inner quadrant of breast
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Malignant neoplasm of lower-inner quadrant of breast
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Malignant neoplasm of upper-outer quadrant of breast
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Malignant neoplasm of lower-outer quadrant of breast
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Malignant neoplasm of axillary tail of breast
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Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of breast
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Malignant neoplasm of breast of unspecified site

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encounter code question
The diagnosis is N63.14. C50.919 is incorrect, as there is no cancer diagnosis, and we know it's the right breast. Z12.13 and Z12.39 are not correct, as they are for a screening. Testing will be ... [ Read More ]
encounter code question
A patient presents for a lump in the lower inner quadrant of her right breast. he provider orders a mammogram. What is the correct ICD-10-CM code for the encounter? a. N63.14 b. C50.919 c. Z12.31 d. Z... [ Read More ]
Active vs history of malignancy
[QUOTE="rachaelwilleford, post: 514305, member: 572125"] So even if the provider documents the breast cancer as no evidence of disease? (By the way, thanks for the Gyn/Onc reference.) [/QUOTE] I perso... [ Read More ]
Active vs history of malignancy
[QUOTE="csperoni, post: 514293, member: 164618"] For a patient on tamoxifen, I would code that as C50.--- unless otherwise stated by provider. The [URL='https://www.sgo.org/resources/coding-qa-office-... [ Read More ]
Active vs history of malignancy
For a patient on tamoxifen, I would code that as C50.--- unless otherwise stated by provider. The [URL='https://www.sgo.org/resources/coding-qa-office-evaluation-management-note-questions/']Society of... [ Read More ]
Active vs history of malignancy
[QUOTE="rachaelwilleford, post: 514250, member: 572125"] So I'm doing a little research to answer a question more in depth and found this from Health Choice of Arizona. I know what I think about it a... [ Read More ]
Active vs history of malignancy
So I'm doing a little research to answer a question more in depth and found this from Health Choice of Arizona. I know what I think about it and how the guidelines apply, but I wanted to see what som... [ Read More ]
Recent Pathology Denial Trends
Hi Pathology Colleagues, I wanted to address a few recent denials I am seeing and alert you so that together, we can be proactive coding these scenarios. First, you receive the EOB (Explanation of B... [ Read More ]
Postop Coding
Hi - Need help. My organization has always coded postops as (ex: Z48.89/99024) or (ex: Z48.3/99024). However, I just recently learned that when you code postops you should be coding the dx as well? ... [ Read More ]
Breast cancer treatment after mastectomy
Patient had a left upper inner breast cancer (C50.212) and decided to have a bilateral mastectomy. Patient is now on adjuvant hormonal therapy (Tamoxifen), for 5 years. Is the specific location of the... [ Read More ]
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