ICD-10-CM Code C50
Malignant neoplasm of breast
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code C50 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the nine child codes of C50 that describes the diagnosis 'malignant neoplasm of breast' in more detail.
- C50 Malignant neoplasm of breast NON-BILLABLE
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- C50.01 Malignant neoplasm of nipple and areola, female NON-BILLABLE
- C50.02 Malignant neoplasm of nipple and areola, male NON-BILLABLE
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Coding Notes for C50 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Includes Notes:
Includes
Includes notes further define, or give examples of, conditions included in the section. - Connective tissue of breast
- Paget's disease of breast
- Paget's disease of nipple
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Additional Code Note:
Use Additional Code
Use Additional Code note means a second code must be used in conjunction with this code. Codes with this note are Etiology codes and must be followed by a Manifestation code or codes. - Code to identify estrogen receptor status (Z17.0, Z17.1) See code Z17.0
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Skin of breast (C44.501, C44.511, C44.521, C44.591) - instead, use code C44.501