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ICD-10-CM Code for Malignant neoplasm of unspecified kidney, except renal pelvis C64.9

ICD-10 code C64.9 for Malignant neoplasm of unspecified kidney, except renal pelvis is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Malignant neoplasms .

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Malignant neoplasm of unspecified kidney, except renal pelvis

C64

Excludes1: malignant carcinoid tumor of the kidney (C7A.093)
malignant neoplasm of renal calyces (C65.-)
malignant neoplasm of renal pelvis (C65.-)

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practicode: C7A.093 or C64.1 for a renal cell carcinoma?
I'm not sure about this one. The diagnosis is simply "Renal cell carcinoma." (Findings say right kidney, specifically.) I first thought it would be C64.1, Malignant neoplasm of right kidney, except re... [ Read More ]
Urothelial Carcinoma Diagnosis
C64.- would be correct if it's a primary tumor of the kidney. Are you confused because urothelial carcinoma is usually a bladder cancer? It is most often found in the bladder, but not always, so it... [ Read More ]
Urothelial Carcinoma Diagnosis
I've always been confused about urothelial carcinoma diagnosis. In this case, the patient had a nephrectomy done and the dx was urothelial carcinoma. The tumor was in the kidney, but would C64.1 be i... [ Read More ]
History of vs active cancer. Please help
I'm reading in Chapter 2, Section M. There are conditions for "history of" cancers: - has been previously excised or eradicated from its site - no further treatment of primary malignancy directed to... [ Read More ]
History of vs active cancer. Please help
[QUOTE="donniruth, post: 392995, member: 133597"]AAPC: What would you do??? Case Overview: Patient has Metastatic renal cell carcinoma status post nephrectomy with pulmonary metastasis. Coding Z51.... [ Read More ]
History of vs active cancer. Please help
AAPC: What would you do??? Case Overview: Patient has Metastatic renal cell carcinoma status post nephrectomy with pulmonary metastasis. Coding Z51.11, C78.00, Z85.528 (patient currently on Avastin... [ Read More ]
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