2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code C38.0

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Malignant neoplasm of heart

  • C38.0 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 C38.0 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of C38.0 – other international versions of ICD-10 C38.0 may differ.

Applicable To

  • Malignant neoplasm of pericardium

Type 1 Excludes

  • malignant neoplasm of great vessels (C49.3)

The following code(s) above C38.0 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to C38.0:

  • C00-D49  Neoplasms
  • C30-C39  Malignant neoplasms of respiratory and intrathoracic organs
  • C38  Malignant neoplasm of heart, mediastinum and pleura

Approximate Synonyms

  • Cancer of the heart
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of heart

Clinical Information

  • A primary or metastatic malignant neoplasm involving the heart.
  • A rare cancer that develops in tissues of the heart.

ICD-10-CM C38.0 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v41.0):

  • 314 Other circulatory system diagnoses with mcc
  • 315 Other circulatory system diagnoses with cc
  • 316 Other circulatory system diagnoses without cc/mcc

Convert C38.0 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

Code annotations containing back-references to C38.0:

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