ICD-10-CM Code C50.5
Malignant neoplasm of lower-outer quadrant 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 C50.5 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the two child codes of C50.5 that describes the diagnosis 'malignant neoplasm of lower-outer quadrant of breast' in more detail.
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Primary malignant neoplasm of lower outer quadrant of female breast (disorder)
Coding Advice SNOMET-CT
- Possible requirement for morphology code
ICD-10-CM Neoplasms Index References for 'C50.5 - Malignant neoplasm of lower-outer quadrant of breast'
The ICD-10-CM Neoplasms Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code C50.5. Click on any term below to browse the neoplasms index.
Parent Code: C50 - Malignant neoplasm of breast