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Specific code 2013 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 238.3
Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of breast
  • Short description: Unc behav neo breast.
  • ICD-9-CM 238.3 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 238.3 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 2013 version of ICD-9-CM 238.3.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 238.3: 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 238.3 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM D48.60 Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of unspecified breast
Approximate Synonyms
  • Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of female breast
  • Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of left breast
  • Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of right breast
  • Neoplasm of uncertain behavior, breast
  • Neoplasm of uncertain behavior, female breast
  • Neoplasm of uncertain behavior, L breast
  • Neoplasm of uncertain behavior, left breast
  • Neoplasm of uncertain behavior, R breast
  • Neoplasm of uncertain behavior, right breast
238.3 Excludes
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 238.3:
  • Cystosarcoma phyllodes (M9020/1) 238.3
    • benign (M9020/0) 217
    • malignant (M9020/3) - see Neoplasm, breast, malignant
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