C18.3 MALIGNANT NEOPLASM OF HEPATIC FLEXURE

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Code Information

Diagnosis Code: C18.3

Short Description: Malignant neoplasm of hepatic flexure

Long Description: Malignant neoplasm of hepatic flexure

The code C18.3 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

Neoplasms (C00–D49)
- Malignant neoplasms of digestive organs (C15-C26)
  - Malignant neoplasm of colon (C18)
    - C18.3 Malignant neoplasm of hepatic flexure

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM

Synonyms

Carcinoma of ascending colon
Carcinoma of ascending colon
Carcinoma of hepatic flexure
Carcinoma of transverse colon
Carcinoma of transverse colon
Malignant tumor of hepatic flexure
Malignant tumor of hepatic flexure
Neoplasm of hepatic flexure of colon
Neoplasm of hepatic flexure of colon
Neoplasm of hepatic flexure of colon
Neoplasm of hepatic flexure of colon
Neoplasm of hepatic flexure of colon
Primary adenocarcinoma of ascending colon
Primary adenocarcinoma of ascending colon and right flexure
Primary adenocarcinoma of colon
Primary adenocarcinoma of transverse colon
Primary carcinoma of ascending colon
Primary carcinoma of colon
Primary carcinoma of hepatic flexure
Primary carcinoma of transverse colon
Primary malignant neoplasm of ascending colon
Primary malignant neoplasm of ascending colon
Primary malignant neoplasm of ascending colon
Primary malignant neoplasm of hepatic flexure of colon
Primary malignant neoplasm of hepatic flexure of colon
Primary malignant neoplasm of transverse colon
Primary malignant neoplasm of transverse colon
Primary malignant neoplasm of transverse colon

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code C18.3 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)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code		ICD-9 Code	ICD-9 Description
C18.3		153.0	Mal neo hepatic flexure

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
C18	Malignant neoplasm of colon
C18.0	Malignant neoplasm of cecum
C18.1	Malignant neoplasm of appendix
C18.2	Malignant neoplasm of ascending colon
C18.4	Malignant neoplasm of transverse colon
C18.5	Malignant neoplasm of splenic flexure
C18.6	Malignant neoplasm of descending colon
C18.7	Malignant neoplasm of sigmoid colon
C18.8	Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of colon
C18.9	Malignant neoplasm of colon, unspecified

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

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