C69
Header — not billableMalignant neoplasm of eye and adnexa
The ICD-10 code for malignant neoplasm of eye and adnexa is C69.
C69 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 9 more specific codes below.
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).
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •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.
Child codes under C69
- C69.0Malignant neoplasm of conjunctivanon-billable header
- C69.1Malignant neoplasm of corneanon-billable header
- C69.2Malignant neoplasm of retinanon-billable header
- C69.3Malignant neoplasm of choroidnon-billable header
- C69.4Malignant neoplasm of ciliary bodynon-billable header
- C69.5Malignant neoplasm of lacrimal gland and ductnon-billable header
- C69.6Malignant neoplasm of orbitnon-billable header
- C69.8Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of eye and adnexanon-billable header
- C69.9Malignant neoplasm of unspecified site of eyenon-billable header
Related codes in this category
- C70Malignant neoplasm of meningesnon-billable header
- C71Malignant neoplasm of brainnon-billable header
- C72Malignant neoplasm of spinal cord, cranial nerves and other parts of central nervous systemnon-billable header
- C69Malignant neoplasm of eye and adnexanon-billable header