C50.912- Codify By AAPC - ICD-10-CM Codes

HomeCodes ICD-10 ICD-10-CM CodesNeoplasms Malignant neoplasms Malignant neoplasms of breast Malignant neoplasm of breast(C50)Malignant neoplasm of unspecified site of left female breast (C50.912) C50.911 C50.912 C50.919 ICD-10-CM Code for Malignant neoplasm of unspecified site of left female breast C50.912

ICD-10 code C50.912 for Malignant neoplasm of unspecified site of left female breast is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Malignant neoplasms .

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Malignant neoplasm of unspecified site of left female breast

C50

Includes: connective tissue of breastPaget's disease of breastPaget's disease of nipple

Excludes1: skin of breast (C44.501, C44.511, C44.521, C44.591)

Use additional code to identify estrogen, and other hormones and factors receptor status (Z17.-)

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