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ICD-10 diagnosis code

C18.2 Malignant neoplasm: Ascending colon

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C18.2 is the ICD-10 code for Malignant neoplasm: Ascending colon. It is a four-character subcategory of C18 (Malignant neoplasm of colon), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block C15–C26 (Malignant neoplasms of digestive organs) in Chapter II, Neoplasms.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
II · C00–D48
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

C18.2 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

C18.2Malign tumör i colon ascendens

NorwayICD-10-NO

C18.2Ondartet svulst i colon ascendens

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DC182Kræft i colon ascendens

FinlandICD-10-FI

C18.2Nousevan koolonin syöpä

GermanyICD-10-GM

C18.2Colon ascendens

FranceICD-10-FR

C18.2Côlon ascendant

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

C18.2colon ascendens

United StatesICD-10-CM

C18.2Malignant neoplasm of ascending colon

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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