C15.5✓ Billable
Malignant neoplasm of lower third of esophagus
✗ Excludes 1(Not coded here)
- •malignant neoplasm of cardio-esophageal junction (C16.0)
Code Hierarchy
┌2Neoplasms (C00-D49)├C15-C26Malignant neoplasms of digestive organs (C15-C26)├C15Malignant neoplasm of esophagus
└C15.5Malignant neoplasm of lower third of esophagus
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