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Specific code 2010 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 209.55
Benign carcinoid tumor of the descending colon
  • Short description: Ben carcinoid desc colon.
  • ICD-9-CM 209.55 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 209.55 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 2010 version of ICD-9-CM 209.55.
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Convert to ICD-10-CM: 209.55 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM D3A.024 Benign carcinoid tumor of the descending colon
Approximate Synonyms
  • Benign carcinoid of descending colon
  • Benign carcinoid tumor descending colon
  • Benign carcinoid tumor, descending colon
  • Benign neuroendocrine tumor of descending colon
  • Benign neuroendocrine tumor, descending colon
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 209.55:
 209.54 ICD9Data.com 209.56 
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