C7A.0
C7A.0 — Malignant carcinoid tumors
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
C7A.0 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for malignant carcinoid tumors. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Other codes that can never be billed with C7A.0
These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at C7A.0. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading C7A.0 alone.
- C64Malignant neoplasm of kidney, except renal pelvis
- C75Malignant neoplasm of other endocrine glands and related structures
- C80Malignant neoplasm without specification of site
- C17Malignant neoplasm of small intestine
- C18Malignant neoplasm of colon
- C19Malignant neoplasm of rectosigmoid junction
- C20Malignant neoplasm of rectum
- C34Malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung
Risk adjustment
C7A.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 C7A.0
4 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share C7A. If C7A.0 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about C7A.0
- Is C7A.0 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. C7A.0 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does C7A.0 sit in the tabular list?
- Neoplasms (C00-D49), in the block Malignant neuroendocrine tumors (C7A).