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2007 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 153
Malignant neoplasm of colon
On October 1, 2008 the 2009 ICD-9-CM codes came into effect. Therefore, this code may be out of date.
The 2009 version of ICD-9-CM 153 can be accessed here.
Malignant tumor of the colon or rectum. Loss of imprinting (LOI) of the insulin-like growth factor II (IGF2) gene is suggested to be associated with a predisposition to sporadic colorectal cancer.
153 is a non-specific code that cannot be used to specify a diagnosis
2007 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 153
On October 1, 2008 the 2009 ICD-9-CM codes came into effect. Therefore, this code may be out of date.