Diagnosis Code

C22.0 LIVER CELL CARCINOMA


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: C22.0

Short Description: Liver cell carcinoma

Long Description: Liver cell carcinoma

The code C22.0 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Neoplasms (C00–D49)
    • Malignant neoplasms of digestive organs (C15-C26)
      • Malignant neoplasm of liver and intrahepatic bile ducts (C22)
        • C22.0 Liver cell carcinoma

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Adult hepatocellular carcinoma
  • Combined hepatocellular carcinoma and cholangiocarcinoma
  • Fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma
  • Liver cell carcinoma
  • Metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma
  • Pediatric hepatocellular carcinoma
  • Primary combined hepatocellular carcinoma and cholangiocarcinoma
  • Primary fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma
  • Primary liver cell carcinoma

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code C22.0 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Malignancy Of Hepatobiliary System Or Pancreas With Mcc (435)
  • Malignancy Of Hepatobiliary System Or Pancreas With Cc (436)
  • Malignancy Of Hepatobiliary System Or Pancreas Without Cc/mcc (437)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code C22.0 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Hepatocellular carcinoma
    • Hepatoma

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
C22.0 Right Arrow 155.0 Mal neo liver, primary

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
C22 Malignant neoplasm of liver and intrahepatic bile ducts
C22.1 Intrahepatic bile duct carcinoma
C22.2 Hepatoblastoma
C22.3 Angiosarcoma of liver
C22.4 Other sarcomas of liver
C22.7 Other specified carcinomas of liver
C22.8 Malignant neoplasm of liver, primary, unspecified as to type
C22.9 Malignant neoplasm of liver, not specified as primary or secondary


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