C68.0
Billable codeMalignant neoplasm of urethra
The ICD-10 code for malignant neoplasm of urethra is C68.0.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
- malignant neoplasm of urethral orifice of bladder (C67.5)
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- 1893
Associated MS-DRGs
C68.0 can serve as the principal diagnosis for these Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups.
Informational only — actual DRG assignment also depends on procedures, complications/comorbidities (CC/MCC), discharge status, and payer-specific rules not reflected here.
- DRG 643Endocrine Disorders with MCC
- DRG 644Endocrine Disorders with CC
- DRG 645Endocrine Disorders without CC/MCC
- DRG 656Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Neoplasm with MCC
- DRG 657Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Neoplasm with CC
- DRG 658Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Neoplasm without CC/MCC
- DRG 659Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm with MCC
- DRG 660Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm with CC
- DRG 661Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm without CC/MCC
- DRG 686Kidney and Urinary Tract Neoplasms with MCC
- DRG 687Kidney and Urinary Tract Neoplasms with CC
- DRG 688Kidney and Urinary Tract Neoplasms without CC/MCC