ICD-10-CM Code C7A.022

Valid for Submission

C7A.022 is a billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of malignant carcinoid tumor of the ascending colon. The code is valid for the year 2020 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. The ICD-10-CM code C7A.022 might also be used to specify conditions or terms like malignant carcinoid tumor of ascending colon, malignant carcinoid tumor of colon, malignant carcinoid tumor of large intestine, primary malignant neoplasm of ascending colon, primary malignant neuroendocrine neoplasm of ascending colon, primary malignant neuroendocrine neoplasm of colon, etc

Index to Diseases and Injuries

The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10 code(s). The following references for the code C7A.022 are found in the index:

• - Tumor - See Also: Neoplasm, unspecified behavior, by site;
  • - carcinoid - D3A.00
    • - malignant - C7A.00
      • - ascending colon - C7A.022

Synonyms

The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:

• Malignant carcinoid tumor of ascending colon
• Malignant carcinoid tumor of colon
• Malignant carcinoid tumor of large intestine
• Primary malignant neoplasm of ascending colon
• Primary malignant neuroendocrine neoplasm of ascending colon
• Primary malignant neuroendocrine neoplasm of colon

Diagnostic Related Groups

The ICD-10 code C7A.022 is grouped in the following groups for version MS-DRG V37.0 What are 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). applicable from 10/01/2020 through 09/30/2020.

• 374 - DIGESTIVE MALIGNANCY WITH MCC
• 375 - DIGESTIVE MALIGNANCY WITH CC
• 376 - DIGESTIVE MALIGNANCY WITHOUT CC/MCC

Convert C7A.022 to ICD-9

• 209.13 - Mal crcnoid ascend colon

Code Classification

• Neoplasms (C00–D48)
  • Malignant neuroendocrine tumors (C7A)
    • Malignant neuroendocrine tumors (C7A)

Code History

• FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016
  (First year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA code set)
• FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
• FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
• FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
• FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020

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