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Diagnosis Code

C68.0 MALIGNANT NEOPLASM OF URETHRA


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: C68.0

Short Description: Malignant neoplasm of urethra

Long Description: Malignant neoplasm of urethra

The code C68.0 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Neoplasms (C00–D49)
    • Malignant neoplasms of urinary tract (C64-C68)
      • Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified urinary organs (C68)
        • C68.0 Malignant neoplasm of urethra

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Carcinoma of urethra
  • Malignant tumor of urethra
  • Malignant tumor of urethral stump
  • Primary adenocarcinoma of urethra
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of urethra
  • Primary transitional cell carcinoma of urethra

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code C68.0 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Kidney And Ureter Procedures For Neoplasm With Mcc (656)
  • Kidney And Ureter Procedures For Neoplasm With Cc (657)
  • Kidney And Ureter Procedures For Neoplasm Without Cc/mcc (658)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code C68.0 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • malignant neoplasm of urethral orifice of bladder (@C67.5*)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
C68.0 Right Arrow 189.3 Malign neopl urethra

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
C68 Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified urinary organs
C68.1 Malignant neoplasm of paraurethral glands
C68.8 Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of urinary organs
C68.9 Malignant neoplasm of urinary organ, unspecified

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

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