ICD-10-CM Code C7A.8

Other malignant neuroendocrine tumors

Version 2020 Billable Code

Valid for Submission

C7A.8 is a billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of other malignant neuroendocrine tumors. The code is valid for the year 2020 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. The ICD-10-CM code C7A.8 might also be used to specify conditions or terms like high-grade neuroendocrine carcinoma of cervix uteri, high-grade neuroendocrine carcinoma of corpus uteri, malignant neoplasm of hepatic duct, malignant neuroendocrine tumor, malignant pheochromocytoma, malignant tumor of ampulla of vater, etc

ICD-10:	C7A.8
Short Description:	Other malignant neuroendocrine tumors
Long Description:	Other malignant neuroendocrine tumors

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.8 are found in the index:

- Tumor - See Also: Neoplasm, unspecified behavior, by site;
- - neuroendocrine - D3A.8
  - - specified NEC - C7A.8

Synonyms

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

High-grade neuroendocrine carcinoma of cervix uteri
High-grade neuroendocrine carcinoma of corpus uteri
Malignant neoplasm of hepatic duct
Malignant neuroendocrine tumor
Malignant pheochromocytoma
Malignant tumor of ampulla of Vater
Malignant tumor of appendix
Malignant tumor of body of stomach
Malignant tumor of cecum
Malignant tumor of jejunum
Malignant tumor of pancreatic duct
Malignant tumor of pyloric antrum
Malignant tumor of thymus
Metastatic pancreatic endocrine carcinoma
Neoplasm of cystic duct
Neoplasm of pyloric antrum
Neuroendocrine carcinoma
Neuroendocrine carcinoma of appendix
Neuroendocrine carcinoma of thymus
Neuroendocrine neoplasm of appendix
Neuroendocrine neoplasm of lung
Neuroendocrine tumor of anus
Overlapping malignant neoplasm of stomach
Primary hepatic neuroendocrine carcinoma
Primary malignant neoplasm of ampulla of Vater
Primary malignant neoplasm of anal canal
Primary malignant neoplasm of appendix
Primary malignant neoplasm of ascending colon
Primary malignant neoplasm of body of stomach
Primary malignant neoplasm of cardia of stomach
Primary malignant neoplasm of cecum
Primary malignant neoplasm of common bile duct
Primary malignant neoplasm of common bile duct
Primary malignant neoplasm of cystic duct
Primary malignant neoplasm of duodenum
Primary malignant neoplasm of duodenum
Primary malignant neoplasm of ileum
Primary malignant neoplasm of jejunum
Primary malignant neoplasm of pancreatic duct
Primary malignant neoplasm of pyloric antrum
Primary malignant neoplasm of rectum
Primary malignant neoplasm of thymus
Primary malignant neuroendocrine neoplasm of ampulla of Vater
Primary malignant neuroendocrine neoplasm of anal canal
Primary malignant neuroendocrine neoplasm of anus
Primary malignant neuroendocrine neoplasm of appendix
Primary malignant neuroendocrine neoplasm of ascending colon
Primary malignant neuroendocrine neoplasm of biliary tract
Primary malignant neuroendocrine neoplasm of body of stomach
Primary malignant neuroendocrine neoplasm of bronchus
Primary malignant neuroendocrine neoplasm of cardia of stomach
Primary malignant neuroendocrine neoplasm of cecum
Primary malignant neuroendocrine neoplasm of colon
Primary malignant neuroendocrine neoplasm of cystic duct
Primary malignant neuroendocrine neoplasm of duodenum
Primary malignant neuroendocrine neoplasm of esophagus
Primary malignant neuroendocrine neoplasm of ileum
Primary malignant neuroendocrine neoplasm of jejunum
Primary malignant neuroendocrine neoplasm of large intestine
Primary malignant neuroendocrine neoplasm of lung
Primary malignant neuroendocrine neoplasm of pancreas
Primary malignant neuroendocrine neoplasm of perihilar bile duct
Primary malignant neuroendocrine neoplasm of pyloric antrum of stomach
Primary malignant neuroendocrine neoplasm of rectum
Primary malignant neuroendocrine neoplasm of small intestine
Primary malignant neuroendocrine neoplasm of stomach
Primary malignant neuroendocrine neoplasm of stomach
Primary malignant neuroendocrine neoplasm of stomach
Primary malignant neuroendocrine neoplasm of stomach
Primary malignant neuroendocrine of distal bile duct
Primary neuroendocrine carcinoma of body of stomach
Primary neuroendocrine carcinoma of cardia of stomach
Primary neuroendocrine carcinoma of cervix uteri
Primary neuroendocrine carcinoma of colon
Primary neuroendocrine carcinoma of duodenum
Primary neuroendocrine carcinoma of esophagus
Primary neuroendocrine carcinoma of overlapping lesion of stomach
Primary neuroendocrine carcinoma of pyloric antrum of stomach
Primary neuroendocrine carcinoma of rectum
Primary neuroendocrine carcinoma of small intestine
Primary neuroendocrine carcinoma of stomach
Primitive neuroectodermal tumor
Small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of bladder
Well-differentiated neuroendocrine carcinoma of thymus

Diagnostic Related Groups

The ICD-10 code C7A.8 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.

826 - MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS OR POORLY DIFFERENTIATED NEOPLASMS WITH MAJOR O.R. PROCEDURE WITH MCC
827 - MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS OR POORLY DIFFERENTIATED NEOPLASMS WITH MAJOR O.R. PROCEDURE WITH CC
828 - MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS OR POORLY DIFFERENTIATED NEOPLASMS WITH MAJOR O.R. PROCEDURE WITHOUT CC/MCC

Convert C7A.8 to ICD-9

209.30 - Malig neuroendo ca NOS (Approximate Flag)

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

Information for Patients

Cancer

Cancer begins in your cells, which are the building blocks of your body. Normally, your body forms new cells as you need them, replacing old cells that die. Sometimes this process goes wrong. New cells grow even when you don't need them, and old cells don't die when they should. These extra cells can form a mass called a tumor. Tumors can be benign or malignant. Benign tumors aren't cancer while malignant ones are. Cells from malignant tumors can invade nearby tissues. They can also break away and spread to other parts of the body.

Cancer is not just one disease but many diseases. There are more than 100 different types of cancer. Most cancers are named for where they start. For example, lung cancer starts in the lung, and breast cancer starts in the breast. The spread of cancer from one part of the body to another is called metastasis. Symptoms and treatment depend on the cancer type and how advanced it is. Most treatment plans may include surgery, radiation and/or chemotherapy. Some may involve hormone therapy, immunotherapy or other types of biologic therapy, or stem cell transplantation.

NIH: National Cancer Institute

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Endocrine Diseases

Your endocrine system includes eight major glands throughout your body. These glands make hormones. Hormones are chemical messengers. They travel through your bloodstream to tissues or organs. Hormones work slowly and affect body processes from head to toe. These include

Growth and development
Metabolism - digestion, elimination, breathing, blood circulation and maintaining body temperature
Sexual function
Reproduction
Mood

If your hormone levels are too high or too low, you may have a hormone disorder. Hormone diseases also occur if your body does not respond to hormones the way it is supposed to. Stress, infection and changes in your blood's fluid and electrolyte balance can also influence hormone levels.

In the United States, the most common endocrine disease is diabetes. There are many others. They are usually treated by controlling how much hormone your body makes. Hormone supplements can help if the problem is too little of a hormone.

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