Breast Cancer ICD 9, ICD 10 Diagnosis Codes are similar although ICD 10 diagnosis codes are more detailed than ICD 9.

ICD (International Classification of Diseases) are a series of codes created by WHO (World Health Organization) to make it easier to diagnose diseases, make health statistics, compare international health statistics, including morbidity and mortality statistics, from various countries across the world, synchronize various information, including signs, symptoms, causes, abnormalities, and statistics, of each disease.

ICD Codes are always updated by WHO. Formally, the current version used is ICD 10. However, United States of America still uses ICD 9 CM (ICD 9 Clinical Modification), a modification of ICD 9 by US National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). There are not many differences between ICD 9 and ICD 10 or between ICD 9 and ICD 9 CM. WHO and NCHS keep the changes in ICD Codes on minimum so as to avoid the long period of adaption to the new version of ICD Codes. The differences of ICD 9 and ICD 10 are of the types of codes used. ICD 9 uses only numbers for the codes, but ICD 10 uses a letter and numbers.

Breast Cancer ICD-10 Diagnosis Codes Conversion from ICD-9

Breast Cancer Symptoms are often in the forms of abnormal lumps, weight loss, abnormal bleeding, etc. Cancer can be hereditary, but it can also develop from infections, radiations, pollutants, or chemicals in instant food. Exercise and eat healthy food such as fruits and vegetables to not only prevent cancer but also to boost the immune system so that the body is not prone to illnesses and diseases.


Breast Cancer ICD-10 Diagnosis Codes Conversion from ICD-9

Cancer is abnormal growth of cells. An abnormal growth is usually only on one part of the body, but, in the case of cancer, it can spread to other parts of the body. That is why the term cancer is always malignant. Cancer can grow on any parts of the body, including breast. You can check out Breast Cancer Screening ID 9 Codes. Breast Cancer ICD 9, ICD 10 Diagnosis Codes and Conversion is given here under:

Breast Cancer ICD 9 Diagnosis Codes

First, let’s review Breast Cancer ICD 9 Diagnosis Codes. Breast Cancer is coded under “Neoplasms (ICD 9 Code 140 - 239)”. Then, as cancer is the malignant form of neoplasm, look under Malignant Neoplasm of Bone, Connective Tissue, Skin, and Breast (ICD 9 Code 170 - 176) to find Breast Cancer ICD 9 Diagnosis Codes. Cancer of the female breast is coded differently from cancer of the male breast. The ICD 9 Code for female breast cancer is 174 whereas ICD 9 Code for male breast cancer is 175. The details of both codes can be seen below:

Female Breast Cancer ICD 9 Codes

ICD 9 Code 174: malignant neoplasm of female breast:
  • ICD 9 Code 174.0 for malignant neoplasm of nipple and areola of female breast.
  • ICD 9 Code 174.1 for malignant neoplasm of central portion of female breast.
  • ICD 9 Code 174.2 for malignant neoplasm of upper-inner quadrant of female breast.
  • ICD 9 Code 174.3 for malignant neoplasm of lower-inner quadrant of female breast.
  • ICD 9 Code 174.4 for malignant neoplasm of upper-outer quadrant of female breast.
  • ICD 9 Code 174.5 for malignant neoplasm of lower-outer quadrant of female breast.
  • ICD 9 Code 174.6 for malignant neoplasm of axillary tail of female breast.
  • ICD 9 Code 174.8 for malignant neoplasm of other specified sites of female breast.
  • ICD 9 Code 174.9 for malignant neoplasm of female breast, unspecified.

Male Breast Cancer ICD 9 Codes

ICD 9 Code 175: malignant neoplasm of male breast:
  • ICD 9 Code 175.0 for malignant neoplasm of nipple and areola of male breast.
  • ICD 9 Code 175.9 for malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified sites of male breast.
For Breast Cancer ICD 9 vs ICD 10 Diagnosis Codes, the main differences are in a more detailed information about the location of the breast cancer. In Breast Cancer ICD 9 diagnosis codes, there are no specific codes for the specific location of the breast cancer. For example, ICD 9 Code 174.2 for malignant neoplasm of upper-inner quadrant of the female breast includes cancer on the right and/or left breast. In Breast Cancer ICD 10 diagnosis codes, the positions of the cancer are specified with different codes.

Breast Cancer ICD 10 Diagnosis Codes

Similar as in ICD 9 diagnosis codes, Breast Cancer is located under "Neoplasms" although the codes of Neoplasms in ICD 10 diagnosis codes are C00 - D49. Then, Breast Cancer can be found under "Malignant neoplasms" of breast (ICD 10 Code C50 - C50). ICD 10 C50 malignant neoplasm of breast has sub categories as listed below:
  • ICD 10 Code C50.0: malignant neoplasm of nipple and areola.
  • ICD 10 Code C50.1: malignant neoplasm of central portion of breast.
  • ICD 10 Code C50.2: malignant neoplasm of upper-inner quadrant of breast.
  • ICD 10 Code C50.3: malignant neoplasm of lower-inner quadrant of breast.
  • ICD 10 Code C50.4: malignant neoplasm of upper-outer quadrant of breast.
  • ICD 10 Code C50.5: malignant neoplasm of lower-outer quadrant of breast.
  • ICD 10 Code C50.6: malignant neoplasm of axillary tail of breast.
  • ICD 10 Code C50.8: malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of breast.
  • ICD 10 Code C50.9: malignant neoplasm of breast of unspecified site.
The next number of the code determines whether it is female (1) or male (2). For example, C50.01 is the ICD 10 Code for malignant neoplasm of nipple and areola, female whereas C50.02 is the ICD 10 Code for malignant neoplasm of nipple and areola, male.

Then, the next number after that determines the location of the breast cancer: right (1), left (2), or unspecified (9). For example, C50.111 is the ICD 10 Code for malignant neoplasm of central portion of the right female breast, C50.112 is the ICD 10 Code for malignant neoplasm of central portion of left female breast, and C50.119 is the ICD 10 Code for malignant neoplasm of central portion of the unspecified female breast.

The rules of the codes for Breast Cancer in ICD 10 are consistent like that until C50.9. Categories under ICD 10 Code C50 (C50.0 - C50.9) are similar to categories under ICD 9 Code 174. Breast Cancer ICD 9, ICD 10 Diagnosis Codes are not significantly different as they are easy to be understood and used.

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