Malignant neoplasm of sigmoid colon
- C18.7 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM C18.7 became effective on October 1, 2023.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of C18.7 – other international versions of ICD-10 C18.7 may differ.
Applicable To
- Malignant neoplasm of sigmoid (flexure)
Type 1 Excludes
- malignant neoplasm of rectosigmoid junction (C19)
The following code(s) above C18.7 contain annotation back-references
that may be applicable to C18.7:
Approximate Synonyms
- Adenocarcinoma of sigmoid colon
- Adenocarcinoma, sigmoid colon
- Cancer of the colon, sigmoid
- Primary malignant neoplasm of sigmoid colon
ICD-10-CM C18.7 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v41.0):
- 374 Digestive malignancy with mcc
- 375 Digestive malignancy with cc
- 376 Digestive malignancy without cc/mcc
Convert C18.7 to ICD-9-CMCode History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2023): No change