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C76.5

C76.5: Malignant neoplasm of lower limb

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

C76.5 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for malignant neoplasm of lower limb. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above C76.5

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on C76: Malignant neoplasm of other and ill-defined sites

  • malignant neoplasm of female genitourinary tract NOS (C57.9)
  • malignant neoplasm of male genitourinary tract NOS (C63.9)
  • malignant neoplasm of lymphoid, hematopoietic and related tissue (C81-C96)
  • malignant neoplasm of skin (C44.-)
  • malignant neoplasm of unspecified site NOS (C80.1)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead C76.5

3 child codes. Green means billable.

Other codes under C76

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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