ICD-10-CM · Chapter 2 · C00–D49
C50.311
Malignant neoplasm of lower-inner quadrant of right female breast
Neoplasms
Quick facts
- Code
- C50.311
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 2 — Neoplasms
- Category
- C50 — Malignant neoplasm of breast
- Specificity
- 6 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM C50.311 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of malignant neoplasm of lower-inner quadrant of right female breast. 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 C50
- C50Malignant neoplasm of breast
- C50.0Malignant neoplasm of nipple and areola
- C50.01Malignant neoplasm of nipple and areola, female
- C50.011Malignant neoplasm of nipple and areola, right female breast
- C50.012Malignant neoplasm of nipple and areola, left female breast
- C50.019Malignant neoplasm of nipple and areola, unspecified female breast
- C50.02Malignant neoplasm of nipple and areola, male
- C50.021Malignant neoplasm of nipple and areola, right male breast
- C50.022Malignant neoplasm of nipple and areola, left male breast
- C50.029Malignant neoplasm of nipple and areola, unspecified male breast
- C50.1Malignant neoplasm of central portion of breast
- C50.11Malignant neoplasm of central portion of breast, female
- C50.111Malignant neoplasm of central portion of right female breast
- C50.112Malignant neoplasm of central portion of left female breast
- C50.119Malignant neoplasm of central portion of unspecified female breast
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