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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

C15.3

Malignant neoplasm of upper third of esophagus

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where C15.3 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. C15 Parent Malignant neoplasm of esophagus
  2. C15.3 This code Malignant neoplasm of upper third of esophagus

Official Coding Notes

Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.

Use Additional Code

code to identify:

Inherited from C15 — Malignant neoplasm of esophagus

Use Additional Code

alcohol abuse and dependence ( F10 .-)

Inherited from C15 — Malignant neoplasm of esophagus

Version History

How C15.3 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Malignant neoplasm of upper third of esophagus

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Malignant neoplasm of upper third of esophagus

Related Codes

Other codes under C15

Data Source

Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.

Release
FY 2027
Effective
Source file
icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip

Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)

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