ICD-10-CM Code C74.9
Malignant neoplasm of unspecified part of adrenal gland
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 C74.9 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of C74.9 that describes the diagnosis 'malignant neoplasm of unspecified part of adrenal gland' in more detail.
The ICD code C749 is used to code Neuroblastoma
Neuroblastoma (NB) is the most common extracranial solid cancer in childhood and the most common cancer in infancy, with an incidence of about 650 cases per year in the U.S., and 100 cases per year in the UK. Nearly half of neuroblastoma cases occur in children younger than two years. It is a neuroendocrine tumor, arising from any neural crest element of the sympathetic nervous system (SNS). It most frequently originates in one of the adrenal glands, but can also develop in nerve tissues in the neck, chest, abdomen, or pelvis.
| Specialty: | Oncology |
| MeSH Code: | D009447 |
| ICD 9 Code: | 194.0 |
Microscopic view of a typical neuroblastoma with rosette formation
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Primary hyperaldosteronism due to aldosterone-secreting malignant neoplasm of adrenal gland (disorder)
Coding Advice SNOMET-CT
- Possible requirement for morphology code
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'C74.9 - Malignant neoplasm of unspecified part of adrenal gland'
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ICD-10-CM Neoplasms Index References for 'C74.9 - Malignant neoplasm of unspecified part of adrenal gland'
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Parent Code: C74 - Malignant neoplasm of adrenal gland