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Home/Diagnosis/ICD-10 Coding for Renal Tumor

ICD-10 Coding for Renal Tumor

C64.1
C64.2
C64.9

Complete ICD-10-CM coding and documentation guide for icd-10 coding for renal tumor includes clinical validation requirements, medical necessity guidelines, and coding policies.

Also Known as:
Kidney Cancer
Renal Cell Carcinoma
Renal Neoplasm
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Key Information: ICD-10 Coding for Renal Tumor

Essential facts and insights about ICD-10 Coding for Renal Tumor

Use ICD-10 code C64.1 for malignant neoplasm of right kidney, except renal pelvis, ensuring proper documentation in clinical notes.

Primary ICD-10-CM Codes

Malignant neoplasm of right kidney, except renal pelvis

Billable Code
C64.1
Billable

Diagnostic Criteria

clinical:
  • • Confirmed malignancy in right kidney via imaging and biopsy.
documentation:
  • • Documentation must specify 'right kidney' and exclude renal pelvis involvement.

Applicable To

  • • Right kidney cancer
  • • Right renal cell carcinoma

Important Notes

  • • Ensure laterality is documented to avoid unspecified coding.

Malignant neoplasm of left kidney, except renal pelvis

Billable Code
C64.2
Billable

Diagnostic Criteria

clinical:
  • • Imaging confirming mass in left kidney
  • • Biopsy confirming renal cell carcinoma

Applicable To

  • • Left kidney cancer
  • • Left renal cell carcinoma

Important Notes

  • • Ensure laterality is documented to avoid unspecified coding.

Malignant neoplasm of unspecified kidney, except renal pelvis

Billable Code
C64.9
Billable

Diagnostic Criteria

clinical:
  • • General imaging or biopsy confirming renal cell carcinoma without specified laterality

Applicable To

  • • Kidney cancer, unspecified
  • • Renal cell carcinoma, unspecified

Important Notes

  • • Query for laterality if possible to avoid unspecified coding.
Ancillary Codes

Additional codes that may be used with this diagnosis

Z85.3

Personal history of malignant neoplasm of kidney

Use for follow-up visits after treatment of renal cancer.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the ICD-10 code for renal tumor?

The ICD-10 code for a malignant neoplasm of the kidney is C64.x, with specific codes for right (C64.1), left (C64.2), and unspecified (C64.9) kidneys.

How do you code kidney cancer with unspecified laterality?

Use ICD-10 code C64.9 for kidney cancer when laterality is not specified in the documentation.

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