Malignant neoplasm of unspecified descended testis

ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.

Valid FY2016 onwards.

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2007 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Malignant neoplasm of descended testis, unspecified side
FY2011 Draft description revised draft ~~Malignant neoplasm of descended testis, unspecified side~~ Malignant neoplasm of unspecified descended testis

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from C62 Malignant neoplasm of testis

Use additional code

code to identify any functional activity

Inherited from the C60-C63 section Malignant neoplasms of male genital organs (C60-C63)

Includes

malignant neoplasm of skin of male genital organs

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Teratoma > testis > scrotal
Embryoma > testis > descended
Embryoma > malignant > testis > descended
Neoplasm, neoplastic > testis, testes > scrotal
Neoplasm, neoplastic > testis, testes > descended

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
C62.11	Malignant neoplasm of descended right testis	Valid
C62.12	Malignant neoplasm of descended left testis	Valid