C58 — Malignant neoplasm of placenta
C58 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for malignant neoplasm of placenta. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Excludes1 — never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
Includes
Conditions this code covers.
- choriocarcinoma NOS
- chorionepithelioma NOS
Risk adjustment
C58 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:
- HCC 22 Bladder, Colorectal, and Other Cancers0.363 RAF
Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score.
Medicare coverage
C58 is named in 50 Medicare coverage policies — 50 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
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How C58 is indexed
Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to C58.
- Choriocarcinoma›unspecified site›female
- Carcinoma›chorionic›unspecified site›female
Questions about C58
- Is C58 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. C58 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does C58 sit in the tabular list?
- Neoplasms (C00-D49), in the block Malignant neoplasms of female genital organs (C51-C58).
- What cannot be coded together with C58?
- C58 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.