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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

C50.012

Malignant neoplasm of nipple and areola, left female breast

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where C50.012 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. C50 Malignant neoplasm of breast
  2. C50.0 Malignant neoplasm of nipple and areola
  3. C50.01 Parent Malignant neoplasm of nipple and areola, female
  4. C50.012 This code Malignant neoplasm of nipple and areola, left female breast

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.

Includes

connective tissue of breast

Inherited from C50 — Malignant neoplasm of breast

Includes

Paget's disease of breast

Inherited from C50 — Malignant neoplasm of breast

Includes

Paget's disease of nipple

Inherited from C50 — Malignant neoplasm of breast

Excludes1

skin of breast ( C44.501 , C44.511 , C44.521 , C44.591 )

Inherited from C50 — Malignant neoplasm of breast

Use Additional Code

code to identify estrogen, and other hormones and factors receptor status ( Z17 .-)

Inherited from C50 — Malignant neoplasm of breast

Version History

How C50.012 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Malignant neoplasm of nipple and areola, left female breast

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Malignant neoplasm of nipple and areola, left female breast

Related Codes

Other codes under C50.01

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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