C79.6 — Secondary malignant neoplasm of ovary

Not billable

Is C79.6 billable?

No — C79.6 is a non-billable header code. C79.6 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 4 billable codes beneath C79.6.

Billable codes under this header

C79.6 at a glance

Code	C79.6
Description	Secondary malignant neoplasm of ovary
Billable	No — header code
Code set	ICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encounters	October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

How is C79.6 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to C79.6. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.

Krukenberg's › tumor
Tumor › Krukenberg's

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from C79

The conditions below can never be reported together with C79.6 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

secondary carcinoid tumors (C7B.-)
secondary neuroendocrine tumors (C7B.-)

What codes fall under C79.6? (4)

How long has C79.6 existed?

C79.6 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.

Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.