ICD-10-CM · Chapter 2 · C00–D49
C46.50
Kaposi's sarcoma of unspecified lung
Neoplasms
Quick facts
- Code
- C46.50
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 2 — Neoplasms
- Category
- C46 — Kaposi's sarcoma
- Specificity
- 5 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM C46.50 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of kaposi's sarcoma of unspecified lung. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in C46
- C46Kaposi's sarcoma
- C46.0Kaposi's sarcoma of skin
- C46.1Kaposi's sarcoma of soft tissue
- C46.2Kaposi's sarcoma of palate
- C46.3Kaposi's sarcoma of lymph nodes
- C46.4Kaposi's sarcoma of gastrointestinal sites
- C46.5Kaposi's sarcoma of lung
- C46.51Kaposi's sarcoma of right lung
- C46.52Kaposi's sarcoma of left lung
- C46.7Kaposi's sarcoma of other sites
- C46.9Kaposi's sarcoma, unspecified
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