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C74

C74Malignant neoplasm of adrenal gland

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

C74 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for malignant neoplasm of adrenal gland. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Other codes that can never be billed with C74

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at C74. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading C74 alone.

  • C75Malignant neoplasm of other endocrine glands and related structures

Risk adjustment

C74 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code to one of these instead C74

3 child codes. Green means billable.

Questions about C74

Is C74 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
No. C74 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does C74 sit in the tabular list?
Neoplasms (C00-D49), in the block Malignant neoplasms of thyroid and other endocrine glands (C73-C75).
ICD-10-CMFY2026-Apr· effective April 1, 2026

Loaded directly from the CMS/NCHS ICD-10-CM public-domain release — see data sources and our editorial policy. If this page disagrees with the CMS tabular list, this page is wrong. Reference information for professional coders; not medical or billing advice.