What ovarian cancer ICD codes can I use?
If you’re looking for ovarian cancer ICD codes, five are specifically available for it:
- C56.9 - Malignant neoplasm of unspecified ovary
This ICD-10 code is meant to be used on a patient confirmed to have a malignant neoplasm in an ovary. Malignant neoplasm is another term used when healthcare professionals refer to cancerous tumors. In the case of this ICD-10 code, the malignant neoplasm is in the ovary, but given its unspecified label, it’s not identified as to which ovary it’s located.
- C56.1 - Malignant neoplasm of right ovary
This is the same as Item 1, but it’s confirmed that the malignant neoplasm is in the right ovary.
- C56.2 - Malignant neoplasm of left ovary
This is the same as Item 1, but it’s confirmed that the malignant neoplasm is in the left ovary.
- Z85.43 - Personal history of malignant neoplasm of ovary
This ICD-10 code is meant to be used on a patient confirmed to have a personal history of malignant neoplasm in their ovary. This means the patient has had ovarian cancer before. Do note that this is not acceptable as a principal diagnosis because this type of ICD-10 code is meant to explain something about a person’s health condition. For example, this can explain why a patient is dealing with certain problems in the ovary that ovarian cancer left in its wake.
- Z80.41 - Family history of malignant neoplasm of ovary
This is the same as Item 4, but this time, the patient has a family history of ovarian cancer. This can be used to explain how at risk a patient is of getting it or that it’s likely they got it because “it runs in the family.”
Do note that there are ICD-10 codes for malignant neoplasms in the fallopian tubes as well.
