C50.01 Malignant neoplasm of nipple and areola, female

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

Applies from C50 Malignant neoplasm of breast

Includes

• connective tissue of breast
• Paget's disease of breast
• Paget's disease of nipple

Excludes1 (never code together)

• skin of breast (C44.501, C44.511, C44.521, C44.591)

Use additional code

• code to identify estrogen, and other hormones and factors receptor status (Z17.-)

Codes under C50.01

• C50.011 Malignant neoplasm of nipple and areola, right female breast
• C50.012 Malignant neoplasm of nipple and areola, left female breast
• C50.019 Malignant neoplasm of nipple and areola, unspecified female breast

Code annotations containing back-references to C50.01

Back-references to C50

• Type 1 Excludes: C49 Malignant neoplasm of other connective and soft tissue ("malignant neoplasm of connective tissue of breast (C50.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: C49.3 Malignant neoplasm of connective and soft tissue of thorax ("malignant neoplasm of breast (C50.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: D05 Carcinoma in situ of breast ("Paget's disease of breast or nipple (C50.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: D05 Carcinoma in situ of breast ("malignant neoplasm of breast (C50.-)")
• Code Also: D61.82 Myelophthisis ("malignant neoplasm of breast (C50.-)")
• Code First: D75.81 Myelofibrosis ("malignant neoplasm of breast (C50.-)")
• Code First: Z17 Estrogen, and other hormones and factors receptor status ("malignant neoplasm of breast (C50.-)")
• Code First: Z79.81 Long term (current) use of agents affecting estrogen receptors and estrogen levels ("malignant neoplasm of breast (C50.-)")
• Code Also: Z91.B Personal risk factor of exposure to diethylstilbestrol ("conditions classifiable to C50.-")

Diagnosis Index entries for C50.01

• Disease, diseased › nipple › Paget's
• Disease, diseased › nipple › Paget's › female
• Paget's disease › breast (female)
• Paget's disease › malignant › breast (female)
• Paget's disease › malignant › unspecified site (female)

Nearby codes

• C50 Malignant neoplasm of breast
• C50.0 Malignant neoplasm of nipple and areola
• C50.01 Malignant neoplasm of nipple and areola, female (this code)
• C50.011 Malignant neoplasm of nipple and areola, right female breast
• C50.012 Malignant neoplasm of nipple and areola, left female breast
• C50.019 Malignant neoplasm of nipple and areola, unspecified female breast
• C50.02 Malignant neoplasm of nipple and areola, male
• C50.021 Malignant neoplasm of nipple and areola, right male breast