ICD-10-CM · Chapter 2 · C00–D49
C7A.021
Malignant carcinoid tumor of the cecum
Neoplasms
Quick facts
- Code
- C7A.021
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 2 — Neoplasms
- Category
- C7A — Malignant neuroendocrine tumors
- Specificity
- 6 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM C7A.021 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of malignant carcinoid tumor of the cecum. 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 C7A
- C7AMalignant neuroendocrine tumors
- C7A.0Malignant carcinoid tumors
- C7A.00Malignant carcinoid tumor of unspecified site
- C7A.01Malignant carcinoid tumors of the small intestine
- C7A.010Malignant carcinoid tumor of the duodenum
- C7A.011Malignant carcinoid tumor of the jejunum
- C7A.012Malignant carcinoid tumor of the ileum
- C7A.019Malignant carcinoid tumor of the small intestine, unspecified portion
- C7A.02Malignant carcinoid tumors of the appendix, large intestine, and rectum
- C7A.020Malignant carcinoid tumor of the appendix
- C7A.022Malignant carcinoid tumor of the ascending colon
- C7A.023Malignant carcinoid tumor of the transverse colon
- C7A.024Malignant carcinoid tumor of the descending colon
- C7A.025Malignant carcinoid tumor of the sigmoid colon
- C7A.026Malignant carcinoid tumor of the rectum
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