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C15.5

Malignant neoplasm of lower third of esophagus

Billable

Code Hierarchy

C15C15.5

Chapter: 2. Neoplasms

Section: C15-C26 - Malignant neoplasms of digestive organs

Coding Guidelines

Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)

These codes should never be used together with C15.5

  • C16.0 - malignant neoplasm of cardio-esophageal junction (C16.0)

Related Codes

C15.3Billable

Malignant neoplasm of upper third of esophagus

C15.4Billable

Malignant neoplasm of middle third of esophagus

C15.8Billable

Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of esophagus

C15.9Billable

Malignant neoplasm of esophagus, unspecified

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