ICD-10 diagnosis code
C26.8 Malignant neoplasm: Overlapping lesion of digestive system
C26.8 is the ICD-10 code for Malignant neoplasm: Overlapping lesion of digestive system. It is a four-character subcategory of C26 (Malignant neoplasm of other and ill-defined digestive organs), 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
What C26.8 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Malignant neoplasm of digestive organs whose point of origin cannot be classified to any one of the categories C15-C26.1
What C26.8 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- cardio-oesophageal junction C16.0
Coding notes
- [See note 5 at the beginning of this chapter]
C26.8 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
C26.8Malign tumör i matsmältningsorganen med övergripande växt
C26.8Overlappende ondartet svulst i fordøyelsessystemet
DC268Kræft i fordøjelsesorganerne overgribende flere lokalisationer
C26.8Verdauungssystem, mehrere Teilbereiche überlappend
C26.8Lésion à localisations contigües de l'appareil digestif
C26.8neoplasma met overlappende lokalisatie van spijsverteringsstelsel
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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