C68.8 — Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of urinary organs
C68.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of urinary organs. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Primary malignant neoplasm of two or more contiguous sites of urinary organs whose point of origin cannot be determined
Risk adjustment
C68.8 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:
- HCC 22 Bladder, Colorectal, and Other Cancers0.363 RAF
Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score.
Medicare coverage
C68.8 is named in 60 Medicare coverage policies — 60 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
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- A52986Billing and Coding: Biomarkers for Oncology
- A54768Billing and Coding: Cardiac Blood Pool Imaging (Multiple Gated Acquisition Scanning- MUGA, Ventriculography) When Performed in Conjunction with Cardiotoxic Chemotherapy
Code history
C68.8 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share C68. If C68.8 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about C68.8
- Is C68.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. C68.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does C68.8 sit in the tabular list?
- Neoplasms (C00-D49), in the block Malignant neoplasms of urinary tract (C64-C68).