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C69.11

C69.11: Malignant neoplasm of right cornea

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMright

C69.11 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for malignant neoplasm of right cornea. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above C69.11

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on C69: Malignant neoplasm of eye and adnexa

  • malignant neoplasm of connective tissue of eyelid (C49.0)
  • malignant neoplasm of eyelid (skin) (C43.1-, C44.1-)
  • malignant neoplasm of optic nerve (C72.3-)

Risk adjustment

C69.11 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:

  • HCC 23 Prostate, Breast, and Other Cancers and Tumors0.186 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. Look up the whole chart to see which of its HCCs the hierarchy would zero.

Medicare coverage

C69.11 is named in 68 Medicare coverage policies: 68 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A52480Oral Antiemetic Drugs (Replacement for Intravenous Antiemetics) - Policy Article
  • A52986Billing and Coding: Biomarkers for Oncology
  • A53060Billing and Coding: Ophthalmology: Extended Ophthalmoscopy and Fundus Photography
  • A54768Billing and Coding: Cardiac Blood Pool Imaging (Multiple Gated Acquisition Scanning- MUGA, Ventriculography) When Performed in Conjunction with Cardiotoxic Chemotherapy

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under C69.1

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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