ICD-10 Code C55
Malignant neoplasm of uterus, part unspecified
| ICD-10: | C55 |
| Short Description: | Malignant neoplasm of uterus, part unspecified |
| Long Description: | Malignant neoplasm of uterus, part unspecified |
Valid for Submission
ICD-10 C55 is a billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of malignant neoplasm of uterus, part unspecified. The code is valid for the year 2019 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
Code Classification
- Neoplasms (C00–D48)
Information for Medical Professionals
Code Edits
The Medicare Code Editor (MCE) detects and reports errors in the coding of claims data. The following ICD-10 Code Edits are applicable to this code:
- Diagnoses for females only - Diagnoses for females only.
Diagnostic Related Groups
The Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) are a patient classification scheme which provides a means of relating the type of patients a hospital treats. The DRGs divides all possible principal diagnoses into mutually exclusive principal diagnosis areas referred to as Major Diagnostic Categories (MDC). The diagnosis code C55 is grouped in the following groups for version MS-DRG V36.0 applicable from 10/01/2018 through 09/30/2019.
- 736 - UTERINE AND ADNEXA PROCEDURES FOR OVARIAN OR ADNEXAL MALIGNANCY WITH MCC
- 737 - UTERINE AND ADNEXA PROCEDURES FOR OVARIAN OR ADNEXAL MALIGNANCY WITH CC
- 738 - UTERINE AND ADNEXA PROCEDURES FOR OVARIAN OR ADNEXAL MALIGNANCY WITHOUT CC/MCC
- 739 - UTERINE, ADNEXA PROCEDURES FOR NON-OVARIAN AND NON-ADNEXAL MALIGNANCY WITH MCC
- 740 - UTERINE, ADNEXA PROCEDURES FOR NON-OVARIAN AND NON-ADNEXAL MALIGNANCY WITH CC
- 741 - UTERINE, ADNEXA PROCEDURES FOR NON-OVARIAN AND NON-ADNEXAL MALIGNANCY WITHOUT CC/MCC
Convert C55 to ICD-9
The following crosswalk between ICD-10 to ICD-9 is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:
- 179 - Malig neopl uterus NOS
Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms:
- Adenocarcinoma of uterus
- Adenosarcoma of uterus
- Carcinoma of uterus
- Carcinosarcoma of uterus
- Gestational trophoblast TNM finding
- Gestational trophoblast TNM finding
- Leiomyosarcoma of uterus
- Malignant neoplasm of uterus
- Malignant tumor involving an organ by direct extension from uterus
- Malignant tumor involving an organ by separate metastasis from uterus
- Malignant tumor involving bladder by direct extension from uterus
- Malignant tumor involving bladder by separate metastasis from uterus
- Malignant tumor involving left fallopian tube by direct extension from uterus
- Malignant tumor involving left fallopian tube by separate metastasis from uterus
- Malignant tumor involving left ovary by direct extension from uterus
- Malignant tumor involving left ovary by separate metastasis uterus
- Malignant tumor involving rectum by direct extension from uterus
- Malignant tumor involving rectum by separate metastasis from uterus
- Malignant tumor involving right fallopian tube by direct extension from uterus
- Malignant tumor involving right fallopian tube by separate metastasis from uterus
- Malignant tumor involving right ovary by direct extension from uterus
- Malignant tumor involving right ovary by separate metastasis from uterus
- Malignant tumor involving vagina by direct extension from uterus
- Malignant tumor involving vagina by separate metastasis from uterus
- Malignant tumor involving vulva by direct extension from uterus
- Malignant tumor involving vulva by separate metastasis from uterus
- Metastasis from malignant tumor of uterus
- Primary malignant neoplasm of uterus
- Primary myosarcoma of uterus
- pT1
- pT2
- Sarcoma of uterus
- Secondary malignant neoplasm of left fallopian tube
- Secondary malignant neoplasm of left ovary
- Secondary malignant neoplasm of rectum
- Secondary malignant neoplasm of right fallopian tube
- Secondary malignant neoplasm of right ovary
- Secondary malignant neoplasm of vagina
- Secondary malignant neoplasm of vulva
- T1 : Trophoblastic disease confined to uterus
- T1 : Trophoblastic disease confined to uterus with no risk factors
- T1 : Trophoblastic disease confined to uterus with one risk factor
- T1 : Trophoblastic disease confined to uterus with two risk factors
- T2
- T2 : Trophoblast: GTT extends outside of the uterus but limited to genital structures with one risk factor
- T2 : Trophoblast: GTT extends outside of the uterus but limited to genital structures with two risk factors
- T2 : Trophoblast: GTT involving genital structure without risk factors
Table of Neoplasms
The code C55 is included in the table of neoplasms by anatomical site. For each site there are six possible code numbers according to whether the neoplasm in question is malignant, benign, in situ, of uncertain behavior, or of unspecified nature. The description of the neoplasm will often indicate which of the six columns is appropriate.
Where such descriptors are not present, the remainder of the Index should be consulted where guidance is given to the appropriate column for each morphological (histological) variety listed. However, the guidance in the Index can be overridden if one of the descriptors mentioned above is present.
The Tabular must be reviewed for the complete diagnosis code.
| Neoplasm, neoplastic | Malignant Primary |
Malignant Secondary |
CaInSitu | Benign | Uncertain Behavior |
Unspecified Behavior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| »uterus, uteri, uterine | C55 | C79.82 | D07.0 | D26.9 | D39.0 | D49.59 |
Information for Patients
Uterine Cancer
Also called: Endometrial cancer
The uterus, or womb, is the place where a baby grows when a women is pregnant. There are different types of uterine cancer. The most common type starts in the endometrium, the lining of the uterus. This type is also called endometrial cancer.
The symptoms of uterine cancer include
- Abnormal vaginal bleeding or discharge
- Trouble urinating
- Pelvic pain
- Pain during intercourse
Uterine cancer usually happens after menopause. It is more common in women who have obesity. You also have a higher risk if you took estrogen-only hormone replacement therapy (menopausal hormone therapy) for many years.
Tests to find uterine cancer include a pelvic exam, imaging tests, and a biopsy. The most common treatment is a hysterectomy, which is surgery to remove the uterus. Sometimes the surgery also removes the ovaries and fallopian tubes. Other treatments include hormone therapy, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy. Some women get more than one type of treatment.
NIH: National Cancer Institute
- Choriocarcinoma (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Endometrial biopsy (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Endometrial cancer (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Uterine Cancer (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- What to Know about Brachytherapy (A Type of Internal Radiation Therapy) - NIH - Easy-to-Read (National Cancer Institute)
- What to Know about External Beam Radiation Therapy - NIH - Easy-to-Read (National Cancer Institute)
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ICD-10 Footnotes
General Equivalence Map Definitions
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- Approximate Flag - The approximate flag is on, indicating that the relationship between the code in the source system and the code in the target system is an approximate equivalent.
- No Map Flag - The no map flag indicates that a code in the source system is not linked to any code in the target system.
- Combination Flag - The combination flag indicates that more than one code in the target system is required to satisfy the full equivalent meaning of a code in the source system.