185Malignant neoplasm of prostate

Neoplasms (140–239)›Malignant neoplasm of genitourinary organs (179-189)›185 Malignant neoplasm of prostate
ICD-9-CM 185
CMS Source: final ICD-9-CM release (version date October 1, 2014). Retired from U.S. claims after September 30, 2015.FacebookXLinkedInPrint

185 is a legacy ICD-9-CM diagnosis code for malignant neoplasm of prostate. It was valid on U.S. claims through September 30, 2015 and cannot be reported for services on or after October 1, 2015, when ICD-10-CM replaced the ICD-9 code set. Under the CMS General Equivalence Mappings, its ICD-10-CM replacement is C61 (Malignant neoplasm of prostate), flagged as a direct match. While the code set was active, the Medicare Code Editor limited this diagnosis to male patients.

Code Identity

ICD-9-CM Code
185
Valid for Submission
No — Legacy Code
Code Describes
Malignant neoplasm of prostate
Short Description
Malign neopl prostate
Parent Block
185 Malignant neoplasm of prostate
ICD-10-CM Replacement
C61

Convert 185 to ICD-10-CM

Based on the final CMS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), 185 crosswalks to the following ICD-10-CM code.

ICD-10-CM
C61 Malignant neoplasm of prostate
Exact Match The mapping is direct, with no qualifiers.

Medicare Code Edits

Medicare Code Editor checks that applied to 185 while ICD-9-CM was in use.

Diagnoses for males only
Medicare Code Editor detects inconsistencies between a patient’s sex and any diagnosis on the patient’s record, this code applies to MALES only.

Index of Diseases References

Entries in the final ICD-9-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that point to 185. Tap the icons for the official index conventions.

Information for Patients

Prostate Cancer

Cancer is a disease in which cells in the body grow out of control. Prostate cancer begins in the cells of the prostate. The prostate is a gland in the male reproductive system. It lies just below the bladder. It makes fluid that is part of semen.

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Questions About 185

Is 185 (malignant neoplasm of prostate) still a valid code?

No. This code belonged to ICD-9-CM, which the United States retired after September 30, 2015. Claims with dates of service on or after October 1, 2015 must use ICD-10-CM codes, such as its replacement C61.

What is the ICD-10 replacement for 185?

The General Equivalence Mappings crosswalk this code directly to ICD-10-CM C61 (Malignant neoplasm of prostate), a one-to-one match.

What did 185 mean?

In the final ICD-9-CM release, this code described malignant neoplasm of prostate. It sat in block 185 Malignant neoplasm of prostate under Neoplasms (140–239).

Who could 185 be reported for?

Male patients only. The Medicare Code Editor treated this diagnosis as a males-only code and flagged claims where the patient record listed a different sex as inconsistent.