C7A.098 — Malignant carcinoid tumors of other sites

BillableCC

Is C7A.098 billable?

Yes — C7A.098 is billable for FY2027. C7A.098 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. C7A.098 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

C7A.098 at a glance

Code	C7A.098
Description	Malignant carcinoid tumors of other sites
Billable	Yes
Code set	ICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encounters	October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Which MS-DRGs does C7A.098 group to?

C7A.098 sits in MDC 17 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.

826Myeloproliferative Disorders or Poorly Differentiated Neoplasms with Major O.R. Procedures with MCCsurgical
827Myeloproliferative Disorders or Poorly Differentiated Neoplasms with Major O.R. Procedures with CCsurgical
828Myeloproliferative Disorders or Poorly Differentiated Neoplasms with Major O.R. Procedures without CC/MCCsurgical

As a secondary diagnosis, C7A.098 is a complication or comorbidity (CC), which can move a stay into a higher-paying DRG.

How is C7A.098 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to C7A.098. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.

Tumor › carcinoid › malignant › specified NEC

Use additional code — inherited from C7A

Report an additional code alongside C7A.098 to fully describe the condition. C7A.098 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.098, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, C7A.098 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.098 is sequenced first depends on the reason for the encounter.

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

How long has C7A.098 existed?

C7A.098 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.