2011 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 154.0
Malignant neoplasm of rectosigmoid junction
- A malignant tumor involving the rectum and sigmoid colon. The majority are carcinomas. -- 2003
- Malignant tumor of the colon or rectum. The majority are adenocarcinomas. 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.
- Short description: Mal neo rectosigmoid jct.
- ICD-9-CM 154.0 is a billable medical code that can be used to specify a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim.
- You are viewing the 2011 version of ICD-9-CM 154.0.
- More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 154.0: 2012 2013.
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