Diagnosis Code: C15.5

Short Description: Malignant neoplasm of lower third of esophagus

Long Description: Malignant neoplasm of lower third of esophagus

The code C15.5 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

• Neoplasms (C00–D49)
  • Malignant neoplasms of digestive organs (C15-C26)
    • Malignant neoplasm of esophagus (C15)
      • C15.5 Malignant neoplasm of lower third of esophagus

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM

Synonyms

• Adenocarcinoma of lower esophagus
• Carcinoma of abdominal part of esophagus
• Carcinoma of lower third of esophagus
• Malignant tumor of abdominal part of esophagus
• Malignant tumor of lower third of esophagus
• Malignant tumor of thoracic part of esophagus
• Primary adenocarcinoma of distal third of esophagus
• Primary adenocarcinoma of distal third of esophagus
• Primary adenocarcinoma of lower third of esophagus due to Barrett esophagus
• Primary carcinoma of abdominal part of esophagus
• Primary carcinoma of lower third of esophagus
• Primary malignant neoplasm of abdominal esophagus
• Primary malignant neoplasm of lower third of esophagus
• Primary malignant neoplasm of lower third of esophagus
• Primary squamous cell carcinoma of lower third of esophagus

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code C15.5 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)

• Digestive Malignancy With Mcc (374)
• Digestive Malignancy With Cc (375)
• Digestive Malignancy Without Cc/mcc (376)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code C15.5 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

• Type 1 Excludes Notes:
  • malignant neoplasm of cardio-esophageal junction (@C16.0*)

Crosswalk Information

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This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023

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