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C75.4

C75.4: Malignant neoplasm of carotid body

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

C75.4 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for malignant neoplasm of carotid body. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above C75.4

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on C75: Malignant neoplasm of other endocrine glands and related structures

  • malignant carcinoid tumors (C7A.0-)
  • malignant neoplasm of adrenal gland (C74.-)
  • malignant neoplasm of endocrine pancreas (C25.4)
  • malignant neoplasm of islets of Langerhans (C25.4)
  • malignant neoplasm of ovary (C56.-)
  • malignant neoplasm of testis (C62.-)
  • malignant neoplasm of thymus (C37)
  • malignant neoplasm of thyroid gland (C73)
  • malignant neuroendocrine tumors (C7A.-)

Risk adjustment

C75.4 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

C75.4 is named in 55 Medicare coverage policies: 55 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A52480Oral Antiemetic Drugs (Replacement for Intravenous Antiemetics) - Policy Article
  • A54768Billing and Coding: Cardiac Blood Pool Imaging (Multiple Gated Acquisition Scanning- MUGA, Ventriculography) When Performed in Conjunction with Cardiotoxic Chemotherapy
  • A55315Billing and Coding: Proton Beam Therapy
  • A55717Billing and Coding: Lab: Flow Cytometry

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Paraganglioma›carotid body›malignant
  • Tumor›carotid body›malignant

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under C75

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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