C18.2 - Malignant neoplasm of ascending colon
The ICD 10 Code for Malignant neoplasm of ascending colon is listed as C18.2.
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: | C18.2
|
| Description: | Malignant neoplasm of ascending colon |
| Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0) |
374 - Digestive Malignancy W Mcc
375 - Digestive Malignancy W Cc 376 - Digestive Malignancy W/o Cc/mcc |
| Chapter | Neoplasms (C00-D49) |
| Block | Malignant neoplasms of digestive organs (C15-C26) |
| Parent | C18 - Malignant neoplasm of colon |
| ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD 9 Dx Code: | 153.6 - Malignant neoplasm of ascending colon |
| ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of C18.2: | |
| C18.0 - Malignant neoplasm of cecum | |
| C18.1 - Malignant neoplasm of appendix | |
| C18.3 - Malignant neoplasm of hepatic flexure | |
| C18.4 - Malignant neoplasm of transverse colon | |
| C18.5 - Malignant neoplasm of splenic flexure | |
| 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 | |