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Category · FY2027

C69 Malignant neoplasm of eye and adnexa

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C69 is not billable. The category heads 27 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 9 subdivisions.

Index → code

  • Retinoblastoma → C69.2-
  • Retinoblastomadifferentiated → C69.2-
  • Family, familialretinoblastoma → C69.2-

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 2 Neoplasms (C00-D49)
  2. C69-C72 Malignant neoplasms of eye, brain and other parts of central nervous system (C69-C72)
  3. C69 Malignant neoplasm of eye and adnexa
Billable codes
27
Subdivisions
9
CC / MCC codes
0 / 0
HCC V28 codes
27
New FY2027
0
Index entries
7

Codes in C69

  1. C69.0
    Malignant neoplasm of conjunctiva
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  2. C69.00
    Malignant neoplasm of unspecified conjunctiva
    Billable23
  3. C69.01
    Malignant neoplasm of right conjunctiva
    Billable23
  4. C69.02
    Malignant neoplasm of left conjunctiva
    Billable23
  5. C69.1
    Malignant neoplasm of cornea
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  6. C69.10
    Malignant neoplasm of unspecified cornea
    Billable23
  7. C69.11
    Malignant neoplasm of right cornea
    Billable23
  8. C69.12
    Malignant neoplasm of left cornea
    Billable23
  9. C69.2
    Malignant neoplasm of retina
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    Excludes1 3

    Excludes1

    • dark area on retina (D49.81) D49.81
    • neoplasm of unspecified behavior of retina and choroid (D49.81) D49.81
    • retinal freckle (D49.81) D49.81
  10. C69.20
    Malignant neoplasm of unspecified retina
    Billable23
  11. C69.21
    Malignant neoplasm of right retina
    Billable23
  12. C69.22
    Malignant neoplasm of left retina
    Billable23
  13. C69.3
    Malignant neoplasm of choroid
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  14. C69.30
    Malignant neoplasm of unspecified choroid
    Billable23
  15. C69.31
    Malignant neoplasm of right choroid
    Billable23
  16. C69.32
    Malignant neoplasm of left choroid
    Billable23
  17. C69.4
    Malignant neoplasm of ciliary body
    Header
  18. C69.40
    Malignant neoplasm of unspecified ciliary body
    Billable23
  19. C69.41
    Malignant neoplasm of right ciliary body
    Billable23
  20. C69.42
    Malignant neoplasm of left ciliary body
    Billable23
  21. C69.5
    Malignant neoplasm of lacrimal gland and duct
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    Inclusion terms 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Malignant neoplasm of lacrimal sac
    • Malignant neoplasm of nasolacrimal duct
  22. C69.50
    Malignant neoplasm of unspecified lacrimal gland and duct
    Billable23
  23. C69.51
    Malignant neoplasm of right lacrimal gland and duct
    Billable23
  24. C69.52
    Malignant neoplasm of left lacrimal gland and duct
    Billable23
  25. C69.6
    Malignant neoplasm of orbit
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    Inclusion terms 5, Excludes1 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Malignant neoplasm of connective tissue of orbit
    • Malignant neoplasm of extraocular muscle
    • Malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves of orbit
    • Malignant neoplasm of retrobulbar tissue
    • Malignant neoplasm of retro-ocular tissue

    Excludes1

    • malignant neoplasm of orbital bone (C41.0) C41.0
  26. C69.60
    Malignant neoplasm of unspecified orbit
    Billable23
  27. C69.61
    Malignant neoplasm of right orbit
    Billable23
  28. C69.62
    Malignant neoplasm of left orbit
    Billable23
  29. C69.8
    Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of eye and adnexa
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  30. C69.80
    Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of unspecified eye and adnexa
    Billable23
  31. C69.81
    Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of right eye and adnexa
    Billable23
  32. C69.82
    Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of left eye and adnexa
    Billable23
  33. C69.9
    Malignant neoplasm of unspecified site of eye
    Header
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Malignant neoplasm of eyeball
  34. C69.90
    Malignant neoplasm of unspecified site of unspecified eye
    Billable23
  35. C69.91
    Malignant neoplasm of unspecified site of right eye
    Billable23
  36. C69.92
    Malignant neoplasm of unspecified site of left eye
    Billable23

Sources of each column.

Instructions

At C69

Excludes1

  • malignant neoplasm of connective tissue of eyelid (C49.0) C49.0
  • malignant neoplasm of eyelid (skin) (C43.1-, C44.1-) C43.1 C44.1
  • malignant neoplasm of optic nerve (C72.3-) C72.3

Notes that also apply

Chapter 2 instructions (Notes 8): printed on the chapter 2 page.

Index entries

  • Retinoblastoma → C69.2-
  • Family, familialretinoblastoma → C69.2-
  • Retinoblastomadifferentiated → C69.2-
  • Retinoblastomaundifferentiated → C69.2-
  • Syndromeretinoblastoma (familial) → C69.2
  • Melanoma (malignant)spindle celltype A → C69.4-
  • Melanoma (malignant)spindle celltype B → C69.4-

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