Diagnosis Code: C20

Short Description: Malignant neoplasm of rectum

Long Description: Malignant neoplasm of rectum

The code C20 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

• Neoplasms (C00–D49)
  • Malignant neoplasms of digestive organs (C15-C26)
    • Malignant neoplasm of rectum (C20)
      • C20 Malignant neoplasm of rectum

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM

Synonyms

• Adenocarcinoma of rectum
• Anorectal adenocarcinoma
• Carcinoma of upper rectum
• Leiomyosarcoma of rectum
• Local recurrence of malignant tumor of rectum
• Malignant melanoma of rectum
• Malignant tumor of rectum
• Overlapping malignant neoplasm of colon
• Overlapping malignant neoplasm of colon and rectum
• Primary malignant mesenchymal neoplasm of rectum
• Primary malignant neoplasm of rectum
• Squamous cell carcinoma of rectum

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code C20 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 C20 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

• Inclusion Terms:
  • Malignant neoplasm of rectal ampulla
• Type 1 Excludes Notes:
  • malignant carcinoid tumor of the rectum (@C7A.026*)

Crosswalk Information

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

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