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Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 164.0
Malignant neoplasm of thymus
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 164.0 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 164.0 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).
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 164.0 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM C37 Malignant neoplasm of thymus
Approximate Synonyms
  • Cancer of the thymus
  • Cancer of the thymus, small cell
  • Cancer of the thymus, squamous cell
  • Cancer of the thymus, thymoma
  • Malignant thymoma
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of thymus
  • Primary small cell neoplasm of thymus
  • Primary squamous cell carcinoma of thymus
  • Small cell carcinoma, thymus
  • Squamous cell carcinoma, thymus
  • Thymus cancer
Clinical Information
  • Primary or metastatic malignant neoplasm involving the thymus. This category includes malignant thymomas, thymic lymphomas, primary thymic carcinomas, and metastatic carcinomas from other anatomic sites
164.0 Excludes
  • benign carcinoid tumor of the thymus (209.62)
  • malignant carcinoid tumor of the thymus (209.22)
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 164.0:
  • Carcinoma (M8010/3) - see also Neoplasm, by site, malignant
    • thymic (M8580/3) 164.0
  • Thymoma (benign) (M8580/0) 212.6
    • malignant (M8580/3) 164.0
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