C62.1
C62.1 — Malignant neoplasm of descended testis
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
C62.1 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for malignant neoplasm of descended testis. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Malignant neoplasm of scrotal testis
Risk adjustment
C62.1 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead C62.1
3 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share C62. If C62.1 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about C62.1
- Is C62.1 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. C62.1 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does C62.1 sit in the tabular list?
- Neoplasms (C00-D49), in the block Malignant neoplasms of male genital organs (C60-C63).