Is C74.0 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. C74.0 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does C74.0 sit in the tabular list?

Neoplasms (C00-D49), in the block Malignant neoplasms of thyroid and other endocrine glands (C73-C75).

C74.0

C74.0 — Malignant neoplasm of cortex of adrenal gland

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

C74.0 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for malignant neoplasm of cortex of adrenal gland. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Risk adjustment

C74.0 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 C74.0

3 child codes. Green means billable.

C74.00Malignant neoplasm of cortex of unspecified adrenal gland
C74.01Malignant neoplasm of cortex of right adrenal gland
C74.02Malignant neoplasm of cortex of left adrenal gland

Related codes at this level

Codes that share C74. If C74.0 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

C74.1Malignant neoplasm of medulla of adrenal gland
C74.9Malignant neoplasm of unspecified part of adrenal gland

Questions about C74.0

Is C74.0 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. C74.0 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does C74.0 sit in the tabular list?: Neoplasms (C00-D49), in the block Malignant neoplasms of thyroid and other endocrine glands (C73-C75).