C7A.090 — Malignant carcinoid tumor of the bronchus and lung

BillableCC

Is C7A.090 billable?

Yes — C7A.090 is billable for FY2027. C7A.090 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. C7A.090 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

C7A.090 at a glance

Code	C7A.090
Description	Malignant carcinoid tumor of the bronchus and lung
Billable	Yes
Code set	ICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encounters	October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Which MS-DRGs does C7A.090 group to?

C7A.090 sits in MDC 04 and helps define the logic of 3 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.

180Respiratory Neoplasms with MCCmedical
181Respiratory Neoplasms with CCmedical
182Respiratory Neoplasms without CC/MCCmedical

As a secondary diagnosis, C7A.090 is a complication or comorbidity (CC), which can move a stay into a higher-paying DRG.

How is C7A.090 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to C7A.090. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.

Tumor › carcinoid › malignant › bronchus
Tumor › carcinoid › malignant › lung

Use additional code — inherited from C7A

Report an additional code alongside C7A.090 to fully describe the condition. C7A.090 is sequenced first.

code to identify any associated endocrine syndrome, such as:
carcinoid syndrome (E34.00)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from C7A

The conditions below are not part of C7A.090, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, C7A.090 and the excluded code may both be reported.

malignant pancreatic islet cell tumors (C25.4)
Merkel cell carcinoma (C4A.-)

Code also — inherited from C7A

Two codes may be needed to describe the condition fully. Whether C7A.090 is sequenced first depends on the reason for the encounter.

any associated multiple endocrine neoplasia [MEN] syndromes (E31.2-)

How long has C7A.090 existed?

C7A.090 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.