C18.8 is the ICD-10 code for Malignant neoplasm: Overlapping lesion of 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
Coding notes
- [See note 5 at the beginning of this chapter]
C18.8 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
C18.8Overlappende ondartet svulst i tykktarm
DC188Kræft i tyktarmen overgribende flere lokalisationer
- DC188AHereditær non-polypøs kolorektal cancer (HNPCC)
C18.8Eri alueisiin ulottuva koolonin syöpä
C18.8Kolon, mehrere Teilbereiche überlappend
C18.8Lésion à localisations contigües du côlon
C18.8neoplasma met overlappende lokalisatie van colon
C18.8Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of 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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