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C50 - Malignant neoplasm of breast


The ICD 10 Code for Malignant neoplasm of breast is listed as C50.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: C50
Description: Malignant neoplasm of breast
  • Includes: connective tissue of breast
  • Paget's disease of breast
  • Paget's disease of nipple
  • Use additional code to identify estrogen receptor status (Z17.0, Z17.1)
  • Excludes1: skin of breast (C44.501, C44.511, C44.521, C44.591)
Chapter Neoplasms (C00-D49)
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of C50:
C50.0 - Malignant neoplasm of nipple and areola
C50.1 - Malignant neoplasm of central portion of breast
C50.2 - Malignant neoplasm of upper-inner quadrant of breast
C50.3 - Malignant neoplasm of lower-inner quadrant of breast
C50.4 - Malignant neoplasm of upper-outer quadrant of breast
C50.5 - Malignant neoplasm of lower-outer quadrant of breast
C50.6 - Malignant neoplasm of axillary tail of breast
C50.8 - Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of breast
C50.9 - Malignant neoplasm of breast of unspecified site