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Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 157.4
Malignant neoplasm of islets of langerhans
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 157.4 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 157.4 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: 157.4 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM C25.4 Malignant neoplasm of endocrine pancreas
Approximate Synonyms
  • Cancer of the islets of langerhans
  • Islets of langerhans cancer
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of islets of Langerhans
Clinical Information
  • (eye-let) cancer arising from cells in the islets of langerhans, which are found in the pancreas. Also called endocrine cancer
  • A malignant endocrine neoplasm arising from islets of langerhans of the pancreas
  • A malignant endocrine neoplasm arising from the islets of langerhans
  • A primary malignant neoplasm of the pancreatic islet cells. Usually it involves the non-insulin-producing cell types, the pancreatic alpha cells and the pancreatic delta cells (somatostatin-secreting cells) in glucagonoma and somatostatinoma, respectively
  • An aggressive, high-grade and poorly differentiated carcinoma with neuroendocrine differentiation that arises from the pancreas. The mitotic count is more than 20 per 10 hpf. According to the size of the malignant cells, the prominence of the nucleoli, and the amount of cytoplasm, it is classified either as small or large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma
  • Cancer arising from cells in the islets of langerhans, which are found in the pancreas
Applies To
  • Islets of Langerhans, any part of pancreas
Use Additional
  • Use additional code to identify any functional activity
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 157.4:
  • Adenocarcinoma (M8140/3) - see also Neoplasm, by site, malignant
    • islet cell (M8150/3)
      • and exocrine, mixed (M8154/3)
        • specified site - see Neoplasm, by site, malignant
        • unspecified site 157.9
      • pancreas 157.4
      • specified site NEC - see Neoplasm, by site, malignant
      • unspecified site 157.4
  • Carcinoma (M8010/3) - see also Neoplasm, by site, malignant
    • islet cell (M8150/3)
      • and exocrine, mixed (M8154/3)
        • specified site - see Neoplasm, by site, malignant
        • unspecified site 157.9
      • pancreas 157.4
      • specified site NEC - see Neoplasm, by site, malignant
      • unspecified site 157.4
  • Gastrinoma (M8153/1)
    • malignant (M8153/3)
      • pancreas 157.4
      • specified site NEC - see Neoplasm, by site, malignant
      • unspecified site 157.4
  • Glucagonoma (M8152/0)
    • malignant (M8152/3)
      • pancreas 157.4
      • specified site NEC - see Neoplasm, by site, malignant
      • unspecified site 157.4
  • Insulinoma (M8151/0)
    • malignant (M8151/3)
      • pancreas 157.4
      • specified site - see Neoplasm, by site, malignant
      • unspecified site 157.4
  • Tumor (M8000/1) - see also Neoplasm, by site, unspecified nature
    • alpha cell (M8152/0)
      • malignant (M8152/3)
        • pancreas 157.4
        • specified site NEC - see Neoplasm, by site, malignant
        • unspecified site 157.4
      • pancreas 211.7
      • specified site NEC - see Neoplasm, by site, benign
      • unspecified site 211.7
    • beta cell (M8151/0)
      • malignant (M8151/3)
        • pancreas 157.4
        • specified site - see Neoplasm, by site, malignant
        • unspecified site 157.4
      • pancreas 211.7
      • specified site NEC - see Neoplasm, by site, benign
      • unspecified site 211.7
    • G cell (M8153/1)
      • malignant (M8153/3)
        • pancreas 157.4
        • specified site NEC - see Neoplasm, by site, malignant
        • unspecified site 157.4
      • specified site - see Neoplasm, by site, uncertain behavior
      • unspecified site 235.5
    • islet cell (M8150/0)
      • malignant (M8150/3)
        • pancreas 157.4
        • specified site - see Neoplasm, by site, malignant
        • unspecified site 157.4
      • pancreas 211.7
      • specified site NEC - see Neoplasm, by site, benign
      • unspecified site 211.7
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