Malignant neoplasm of spermatic cord

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 3 more specific codes instead:

C63.10 Malignant neoplasm of unspecified spermatic cord
C63.11 Malignant neoplasm of right spermatic cord
C63.12 Malignant neoplasm of left spermatic cord

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 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.

FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Malignant neoplasm of spermatic cord

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 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.

Neoplasm, neoplastic > vas deferens
Neoplasm, neoplastic > spermatic cord
Neoplasm, neoplastic > cord > spermatic

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
C63.0	Malignant neoplasm of epididymis	Not billable
C63.2	Malignant neoplasm of scrotum	Valid
C63.7	Malignant neoplasm of other specified male genital organs	Valid
C63.8	Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of male genital organs	Valid
C63.9	Malignant neoplasm of male genital organ, unspecified	Valid