2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code C46.50

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Kaposi’s sarcoma of unspecified lung

  • C46.50 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 C46.50 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of C46.50 – other international versions of ICD-10 C46.50 may differ.

The following code(s) above C46.50 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to C46.50:

Approximate Synonyms

  • Cancer of the lung, kaposi sarcoma
  • Kaposi’s sarcoma of lung

ICD-10-CM C46.50 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v41.0):

  • 180 Respiratory neoplasms with mcc
  • 181 Respiratory neoplasms with cc
  • 182 Respiratory neoplasms without cc/mcc
  • 974 Hiv with major related condition with mcc
  • 975 Hiv with major related condition with cc
  • 976 Hiv with major related condition without cc/mcc

Convert C46.50 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