C18.5 MALIGNANT NEOPLASM OF SPLENIC FLEXURE

Code Information

Diagnosis Code: C18.5
Short Description: Malignant neoplasm of splenic flexure
Long Description: Malignant neoplasm of splenic flexure
Code Version: 2025 ICD-10-CM

The code C18.5 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification

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

Synonyms

Carcinoma of descending colon
Carcinoma of descending colon
Carcinoma of splenic flexure
Carcinoma of transverse colon
Carcinoma of transverse colon
Malignant tumor of splenic flexure
Malignant tumor of splenic flexure
Neoplasm of splenic flexure of colon
Neoplasm of splenic flexure of colon
Neoplasm of splenic flexure of colon
Neoplasm of splenic flexure of colon
Neoplasm of splenic flexure of colon
Primary adenocarcinoma of colon
Primary adenocarcinoma of descending colon
Primary adenocarcinoma of descending colon and splenic flexure
Primary adenocarcinoma of transverse colon
Primary carcinoma of colon
Primary carcinoma of descending colon
Primary carcinoma of splenic flexure
Primary carcinoma of transverse colon
Primary malignant neoplasm of descending colon
Primary malignant neoplasm of descending colon
Primary malignant neoplasm of descending colon
Primary malignant neoplasm of splenic flexure of colon
Primary malignant neoplasm of splenic 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 C18.5 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) MS-DRG V42.0

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
C18.5		153.7	Mal neo splenic 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
C18.3	Malignant neoplasm of hepatic flexure
C18.4	Malignant neoplasm of transverse colon
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: 10/1/2024

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