ICD-Code C18: Malignant neoplasm of colon
- C18.0 Malignant neoplasm: Caecum
- C18.1 Malignant neoplasm: Appendix
- C18.2 Malignant neoplasm: Ascending colon
- C18.3 Malignant neoplasm: Hepatic flexure
- C18.4 Malignant neoplasm: Transverse colon
- C18.5 Malignant neoplasm: Splenic flexure
- C18.6 Malignant neoplasm: Descending colon
- C18.7 Malignant neoplasm: Sigmoid colon
- C18.8 Malignant neoplasm: Overlapping lesion of colon
- C18.9 Malignant neoplasm: Colon, unspecified
Note
In outpatient care, the ICD code on medical documents is always appended with a diagnostic confidence indicator (A, G, V or Z): A (excluded diagnosis), G (confirmed diagnosis), V (tentative diagnosis) and Z (condition after a confirmed diagnosis).
Source
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