C79.60: Secondary malignant neoplasm of unspecified ovary
C79.60 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for secondary malignant neoplasm of unspecified ovary. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check C79.60 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1 inherited from the categories above C79.60
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Written on C79: Secondary malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified sites
- secondary carcinoid tumors (C7B.-)
- secondary neuroendocrine tumors (C7B.-)
Risk adjustment
C79.60 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:
- HCC 18 Cancer Metastatic to Bone, Other and Unspecified Metastatic Cancer; Acute Leukemia Except Myeloid2.341 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
C79.60 is named in 18 Medicare coverage policies: 18 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A53101Billing and Coding: MolDX: bioTheranostics Cancer TYPE ID® Update
- A54188Billing and Coding: MolDX: bioTheranostics Cancer TYPE ID®
- A54386Billing and Coding: MolDX: bioTheranostics Cancer TYPE ID® Update
- A55147Billing and Coding: MolDX: bioTheranostics Cancer TYPE ID® Update
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.