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Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 155.0
Malignant neoplasm of liver, primary
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 155.0 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 155.0 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: 155.0 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM C22.0 Liver cell carcinoma
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM C22.2 Hepatoblastoma
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM C22.7 Other specified carcinomas of liver
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM C22.8 Malignant neoplasm of liver, primary, unspecified as to type
Approximate Synonyms
  • CA liver, hepatocellular
  • Cancer of the liver, hepatoblastoma
  • Cancer of the liver, hepatocellular
  • Cancer of the liver, primary
  • Hepatoblastoma
  • Hepatoblastoma (clinical)
  • Hepatocellular carcinoma
  • Liver cancer, primary
  • Liver cell carcinoma
  • Liver cell carcinoma (clinical)
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of liver
Clinical Information
  • (hep-a-toe-blas-toe-ma) a type of liver tumor that occurs in infants and children
  • (hep-a-toe-ma) a liver tumor
  • (hep-a-toe-sel-yoo-ler kar-sin-o-ma) a type of adenocarcinoma, the most common type of liver tumor
  • A malignant liver neoplasm that occurs almost exclusively in infants, although isolated cases in older children and adults have been reported. Grossly, hepatoblastoma is solid, well circumscribed, and more often solitary than multiple. Microscopically, most of the tumors are composed exclusively of immature hepatocytic elements. About a fourth of hepatoblastomas contain a stromal component that may be undifferentiated or develop into bone or cartilage. The treatment of choice for hepatoblastoma is surgical excision with adjuvant therapy. Liver transplantation is being increasingly used as well
  • A malignant tumor that arises from hepatocytes. Hepatocellular carcinoma is relatively rare in the United States but very common in all african countries south of the sahara and in southeast asia. Most cases are seen in patients over the age of 50 years, but this tumor can also occur in younger individuals and even in children. Hepatocellular carcinoma is more common in males than females and is associated with hepatitis b, hepatitis c, chronic alcohol abuse and cirrhosis. Serum elevation of alpha-fetoprotein occurs in a large percentage of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. Grossly, hepatocellular carcinoma may present as a single mass, as multiple nodules, or as diffuse liver involvement. Microscopically, there is a wide range of differentiation from tumor to tumor (well differentiated to poorly differentiated tumors). Hepatocellular carcinomas quickly metastasize to regional lymph nodes and lung. The overall median survival of untreated liver cell carcinoma is about 4 months. The most effective treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma is complete resection of the tumor. Lately, an increasing number of tumors have been treated with liver transplantation
  • Malignant liver neoplasm occurring in children and composed of tissue resembling fetal or mature liver cells or bile ducts
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of epithelial liver cells; it ranges from a well-differentiated tumor with epithelial cells indistinguishable from normal hepatocytes to a poorly differentiated neoplasm; the cells may be uniform or markedly pleomorphic, or form giant cells; associations exist with chronic hepatitis b virus infection, some types of cirrhosis, and hepatitis c virus infection
Applies To
  • Carcinoma:
    • liver, specified as primary
    • hepatocellular
    • liver cell
  • Hepatoblastoma
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 155.0:
  • Cancer (M8000/3)-see also Neoplasm, by site, malignant
    • hepatocellular (M8170/3) 155.0
  • Carcinoma (M8010/3) - see also Neoplasm, by site, malignant
    • bile duct type (M8160/3)
      • and hepatocellular, mixed (M8180/3) 155.0
      • liver 155.1
      • specified site NEC - see Neoplasm, by site, malignant
      • unspecified site 155.1
    • embryonal (M9070/3)
      • and teratoma, mixed (M9081/3)
      • combined with choriocarcinoma (M9101/3) - see Neoplasm, by site, malignant
      • infantile type (M9071/3)
      • liver 155.0
      • polyembryonal type (M9072/3)
    • hepatic cell (M8170/3) 155.0
    • hepatocellular (M8170/3) 155.0
      • and bile duct, mixed (M8180/3) 155.0
    • hepatocholangiolitic (M8180/3) 155.0
    • liver cell (M8170/3) 155.0
  • Cholangiocarcinoma (M8160/3)
    • and hepatocellular carcinoma, combined (M8180/3) 155.0
  • Cholangiohepatoma (M8180/3) 155.0
  • Embryoma (M9080/1) - see also Neoplasm, by site, uncertain behavior
    • liver (M8970/3) 155.0
    • malignant (M9080/3) - see also Neoplasm, by site, malignant
      • kidney (M8960/3) 189.0
      • liver (M8970/3) 155.0
      • testis (M9070/3) 186.9
  • Hepatoblastoma (M8970/3) 155.0
  • Hepatocarcinoma (M8170/3) 155.0
  • Hepatocholangiocarcinoma (M8180/3) 155.0
  • Hepatoma (malignant) (M8170/3) 155.0
    • congenital (M8970/3) 155.0
    • embryonal (M8970/3) 155.0
  • Kupffer cell sarcoma (M9124/3) 155.0
  • Sarcoma (M8800/3) - see also Neoplasm, connective tissue, malignant
    • Kupffer cell (M9124/3) 155.0
  • Teratocarcinoma (M9081/3) - see also Neoplasm, by site, malignant
    • liver 155.0
  • Teratoma (solid) (M9080/1) - see also Neoplasm, by site, uncertain behavior
    • embryonal (M9080/3) - see also Neoplasm, by site, malignant
      • liver 155.0
    • liver (M9080/3) 155.0
      • adult, benign, cystic, differentiated type, or mature (M9080/0) 211.5
    • malignant (M9080/3) - see also Neoplasm, by site, malignant
      • anaplastic type (M9082/3) - see Neoplasm, by site, malignant
      • intermediate type (M9083/3) - see Neoplasm, by site, malignant
      • liver (M9080/3) 155.0
      • trophoblastic (M9102/3)
        • specified site - see Neoplasm, by site, malignant
        • unspecified site 186.9
      • undifferentiated type (M9082/3) - see Neoplasm, by site, malignant
  • Tumor (M8000/1) - see also Neoplasm, by site, unspecified nature
    • embryonal (mixed) (M9080/1) - see also Neoplasm, by site, uncertain behavior
      • liver (M9080/3) 155.0
    • mesodermal, mixed (M8951/3) - see also Neoplasm, by site, malignant
      • liver 155.0
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