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ICD-10-CM Codes Browse (Tabular) Diagnostic External Drug Neoplasm

C15.5 – Malignant neoplasm of lower third of esophagus

Overview

Coding Notes

Active
Billable, valid for HIPAA-covered transactions

Type 1 Excludes

malignant neoplasm of cardio-esophageal junction (C16.0)

GEM Conversion to ICD-9 CM

Fs: 10000 – Malignant neoplasm of abdominal esophagus
Fs: 10000 – Malignant neoplasm of lower third of esophagus

MDC / MS-DRG Reference

DIGESTIVE MALIGNANCY WITH MCC
DIGESTIVE MALIGNANCY WITH CC
DIGESTIVE MALIGNANCY WITHOUT CC/MCC

Sibling Codes

Malignant neoplasm of upper third of esophagus
Malignant neoplasm of middle third of esophagus
Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of esophagus
Malignant neoplasm of esophagus, unspecified

Parent Sibling Codes

Malignant neoplasm of oropharynx
Malignant neoplasm of nasopharynx
Malignant neoplasm of pyriform sinus
Malignant neoplasm of hypopharynx
Malignant neoplasm of other and ill-defined sites in the lip, oral cavity and pharynx
Malignant neoplasm of esophagus
Malignant neoplasm of stomach
Malignant neoplasm of small intestine
Malignant neoplasm of colon
Malignant neoplasm of rectosigmoid junction

View in Tabular

Code Title
C00-D49 Neoplasms (C00-D49)
C15-C26 Malignant neoplasms of digestive organs (C15-C26)
C15 Malignant neoplasm of esophagus
C15.5 Malignant neoplasm of lower third of esophagus
Type 1 Excludes
malignant neoplasm of cardio-esophageal junction (C16.0)