2009 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 189.3
Malignant neoplasm of urethra
- Short description: MALIGN NEOPL URETHRA.
- ICD-9-CM 189.3 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 189.3 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
- You are viewing the 2009 version of ICD-9-CM 189.3.
- More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 189.3: 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM:
189.3 converts directly to:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM C68.0 Malignant neoplasm of urethra
Approximate Synonyms
- Cancer of the urethra
- Cancer of the urethra, squamous cell
- Cancer of the urethra, transitional cell
- Primary malignant neoplasm of urethra
- Primary squamous cell carcinoma of urethra
- Primary transitional cell carcinoma of urethra
- Squamous cell carcinoma, urethra
- Transitional cell carcinoma, urethra
- Urethra cancer
189.3 Excludes
- urethral orifice of bladder (188.5
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