ICD-10 Code N63.12
Unspecified lump in the right breast, upper inner quadrant
| ICD-10: | N63.12 |
| Short Description: | Unspecified lump in the right breast, upper inner quadrant |
| Long Description: | Unspecified lump in the right breast, upper inner quadrant |
Valid for Submission
ICD-10 N63.12 is a billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of unspecified lump in the right breast, upper inner quadrant. The code is valid for the year 2019 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
Code Classification
- Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00–N99)
Information for Medical Professionals
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 N63.12 is grouped in the following groups for version MS-DRG V36.0 applicable from 10/01/2018 through 09/30/2019.
- 597 - MALIGNANT BREAST DISORDERS WITH MCC
- 598 - MALIGNANT BREAST DISORDERS WITH CC
- 599 - MALIGNANT BREAST DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC
- 600 - NON-MALIGNANT BREAST DISORDERS WITH CC/MCC
- 601 - NON-MALIGNANT BREAST DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC
Convert N63.12 to ICD-9
The following crosswalk between ICD-10 to ICD-9 is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:
- 611.72 - Lump or mass in breast (Approximate Flag)
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 N63.12 are found in the index:
- - Lump - See Also: Mass;
- - breast - N63.0
- - right
- - upper inner quadrant - N63.12
- - right
- - breast - N63.0
Replacement Code
N6312 replaces the following previously assigned ICD-10 code(s):
- N63 - Unspecified lump in breast
ICD-10 Footnotes
General Equivalence Map Definitions
The ICD-10 and ICD-9 GEMs are used to facilitate linking between the diagnosis codes in ICD-9-CM and the new ICD-10-CM code set. The GEMs are the raw material from which providers, health information vendors and payers can derive specific applied mappings to meet their needs.
- 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.