ICD-10-CM · Chapter 2 · C00–D49
C46.9
Kaposi's sarcoma, unspecified
Neoplasms
Quick facts
- Code
- C46.9
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 2 — Neoplasms
- Category
- C46 — Kaposi's sarcoma
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM C46.9 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of kaposi's sarcoma, unspecified. 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
- C46.50Kaposi's sarcoma of unspecified lung
- C46.51Kaposi's sarcoma of right lung
- C46.52Kaposi's sarcoma of left lung
- C46.7Kaposi's sarcoma of other sites
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