Billable Medical Code for Malignant Neoplasm of Kidney, Except Pelvis
Diagnosis Code for Reimbursement Claim: ICD-9-CM 189.0
Code will be replaced by October 2015 and relabeled as ICD-10-CM 189.0.
The Short Description Is: Malig neopl kidney.
Known As
Renal cell carcinoma is also known as 11p partial monosomy syndrome, CA kidney renal cell, Ca of kidney, cancer of the kidney, cancer of the kidney primary localized, cancer of the kidney renal cell, cancer of the kidney sarcoma, cancer of the kidney transitional cell carcinoma, cancer of the kidney Wilms tumor, cancer left kidney, cancer renal pelvis, left kidney, cancer right kidney, cancer right renal pelvis, clear cell carcinoma of kidney, clear cell carcinoma of left kidney, clear cell carcinoma of right kidney, cystadenocarcinoma of kidney, drash syndrome, extrarenal rhabdoid tumor, hypernephroma, kidney cancer, kidney cancer L kidney, kidney cancer left kidney, kidney cancer R kidney, kidney cancer right kidney, local recurrence of malignant tumor of kidney, localized kidney cancer, localized primary malignant neoplasm of kidney, malignant tumor of kidney, malignant tumor of kidney parenchyma, metastasis from malignant tumor of kidney, myeloma kidney, nephroblastoma, papillary cystadenocarcinoma of kidney, primary malignant neoplasm of kidney, primary malignant neoplasm of left kidney, primary malignant neoplasm of left renal pelvis, primary malignant neoplasm of right kidney, primary malignant neoplasm of right renal pelvis, renal cell carcinoma, renal cell carcinoma L kidney, renal cell carcinoma left kidney, renal cell carcinoma R kidney, renal cell carcinoma right kidney, renal pelvis cancer L kidney, renal pelvis cancer R kidney, sarcoma of kidney, sarcoma, kidney, T2: Renal tumor > 7.0 cm in greatest dimension limited to the kidney, T3b: Renal tumor grossly extends into the renal vein or vena cava below the diaphragm, T3c: Renal tumor grossly extends into the vena cava above the diaphragm, transitional cell carcinoma of kidney, transitional cell carcinoma, kidney, and wilms tumor. This applies to kidney NOS and kidney parenchyma.
Renal Cell Carcinoma Definition and Symptoms
Renal cell carcinoma, also known as kidney cancer, is a cancer that develops in the kidneys. Symptoms include blood in your urine, back pain, weight loss, fatigue, and persistent fever.