ICD-10-CM 2027
ICD-10 code for carcinoma
Choose a code from the options below based on the documentation.
From the official ICD-10-CM alphabetic index entry “Carcinoma (malignant)”. Page updated September 29, 2026.
About coding carcinoma
The official ICD-10-CM index doesn't give a single default code for carcinoma; the code depends on the details below.
More specific carcinoma codes (official index)
- acidophil
- specified site
- unspecified site C75.1 — Malignant neoplasm of pituitary gland
- acidophil-basophil, mixed
- specified site
- unspecified site C75.1 — Malignant neoplasm of pituitary gland
- adnexal (skin)
- adrenal cortical C74.0 — Malignant neoplasm of cortex of adrenal gland
- alveolar
- cell
- ameloblastic C41.1 — Malignant neoplasm of mandible
- upper jaw (bone) C41.0 — Malignant neoplasm of bones of skull and face
- apocrine
- breast
- specified site NEC
- unspecified site C44.99 — Other specified malignant neoplasm of skin, unspecified
- basal cell (pigmented) (see also Neoplasm, skin, malignant) C44.91 — Basal cell carcinoma of skin, unspecified
- fibro-epithelial
- morphea
- multicentric
- basaloid
- basal-squamous cell, mixed
- basophil
- specified site
- unspecified site C75.1 — Malignant neoplasm of pituitary gland
- basophil-acidophil, mixed
- specified site
- unspecified site C75.1 — Malignant neoplasm of pituitary gland
- basosquamous
- bile duct
- with hepatocellular, mixed C22.0 — Liver cell carcinoma
- liver C22.1 — Intrahepatic bile duct carcinoma
- specified site NEC
- unspecified site C22.1 — Intrahepatic bile duct carcinoma
- branchial or branchiogenic C10.4 — Malignant neoplasm of branchial cleft
- bronchial or bronchogenic
- bronchiolar
- bronchioloalveolar
- C cell
- specified site
- unspecified site C73 — Malignant neoplasm of thyroid gland
- ceruminous C44.29 — Other specified malignant neoplasm of skin of ear and external auricular canal
- cervix uteri
- in situ D06.9 — Carcinoma in situ of cervix, unspecified
- endocervix D06.0 — Carcinoma in situ of endocervix
- exocervix D06.1 — Carcinoma in situ of exocervix
- specified site NEC D06.7 — Carcinoma in situ of other parts of cervix
- chorionic
- specified site
- unspecified site
- female C58 — Malignant neoplasm of placenta
- male C62.90 — Malignant neoplasm of unspecified testis, unspecified whether descended or undescended
- chromophobe
- specified site
- unspecified site C75.1 — Malignant neoplasm of pituitary gland
- cloacogenic
- specified site
- unspecified site C21.2 — Malignant neoplasm of cloacogenic zone
- diffuse type
- specified site
- unspecified site C16.9 — Malignant neoplasm of stomach, unspecified
- duct (cell)
- with Paget's disease
- infiltrating
- with lobular carcinoma (in situ)
- specified site
- unspecified site (female) C50.91 — Malignant neoplasm of breast of unspecified site, female
- male C50.92 — Malignant neoplasm of breast of unspecified site, male
- specified site
- unspecified site (female) C50.91 — Malignant neoplasm of breast of unspecified site, female
- male C50.92 — Malignant neoplasm of breast of unspecified site, male
- ductal
- with lobular
- specified site
- unspecified site (female) C50.91 — Malignant neoplasm of breast of unspecified site, female
- male C50.92 — Malignant neoplasm of breast of unspecified site, male
- ductular, infiltrating
- specified site
- unspecified site (female) C50.91 — Malignant neoplasm of breast of unspecified site, female
- male C50.92 — Malignant neoplasm of breast of unspecified site, male
- embryonal
- liver C22.7 — Other specified carcinomas of liver
- endometrioid
- specified site
- unspecified site
- female C56.9 — Malignant neoplasm of unspecified ovary
- male C61 — Malignant neoplasm of prostate
- eosinophil
- specified site
- unspecified site C75.1 — Malignant neoplasm of pituitary gland
- epidermoid
- in situ, Bowen's type
- fibroepithelial, basal cell
- follicular
- with papillary (mixed) C73 — Malignant neoplasm of thyroid gland
- moderately differentiated C73 — Malignant neoplasm of thyroid gland
- pure follicle C73 — Malignant neoplasm of thyroid gland
- specified site
- trabecular C73 — Malignant neoplasm of thyroid gland
- unspecified site C73 — Malignant neoplasm of thyroid gland
- well differentiated C73 — Malignant neoplasm of thyroid gland
- generalized, with unspecified primary site C80.0 — Disseminated malignant neoplasm, unspecified
- glycogen-rich
- granulosa cell C56 — Malignant neoplasm of ovary
- hepatic cell C22.0 — Liver cell carcinoma
- hepatocellular C22.0 — Liver cell carcinoma
- with bile duct, mixed C22.0 — Liver cell carcinoma
- fibrolamellar C22.0 — Liver cell carcinoma
- hepatocholangiolitic C22.0 — Liver cell carcinoma
- Hurthle cell C73 — Malignant neoplasm of thyroid gland
- in
- adenomatous
- polyposis coli C18.9 — Malignant neoplasm of colon, unspecified
- pleomorphic adenoma
- situ
- infiltrating
- duct
- with lobular
- specified site
- unspecified site (female) C50.91 — Malignant neoplasm of breast of unspecified site, female
- male C50.92 — Malignant neoplasm of breast of unspecified site, male
- with Paget's disease
- specified site
- unspecified site (female) C50.91 — Malignant neoplasm of breast of unspecified site, female
- male C50.92 — Malignant neoplasm of breast of unspecified site, male
- ductular
- specified site
- unspecified site (female) C50.91 — Malignant neoplasm of breast of unspecified site, female
- male C50.92 — Malignant neoplasm of breast of unspecified site, male
- lobular
- specified site
- unspecified site (female) C50.91 — Malignant neoplasm of breast of unspecified site, female
- male C50.92 — Malignant neoplasm of breast of unspecified site, male
- inflammatory
- specified site
- unspecified site (female) C50.91 — Malignant neoplasm of breast of unspecified site, female
- male C50.92 — Malignant neoplasm of breast of unspecified site, male
- intestinal type
- specified site
- unspecified site C16.9 — Malignant neoplasm of stomach, unspecified
- intracystic
- noninfiltrating
- intraductal (noninfiltrating)
- with Paget's disease
- breast D05.1 — Intraductal carcinoma in situ of breast
- papillary
- with invasion
- specified site
- unspecified site (female) C50.91 — Malignant neoplasm of breast of unspecified site, female
- male C50.92 — Malignant neoplasm of breast of unspecified site, male
- breast D05.1 — Intraductal carcinoma in situ of breast
- specified site NEC
- unspecified site (female) D05.1 — Intraductal carcinoma in situ of breast
- specified site NEC
- unspecified site (female) D05.1 — Intraductal carcinoma in situ of breast
- intraepidermal
- squamous cell, Bowen's type
- intraepithelial
- squamous cell
- intraosseous C41.1 — Malignant neoplasm of mandible
- upper jaw (bone) C41.0 — Malignant neoplasm of bones of skull and face
- islet cell
- with exocrine, mixed
- specified site
- unspecified site C25.9 — Malignant neoplasm of pancreas, unspecified
- pancreas C25.4 — Malignant neoplasm of endocrine pancreas
- specified site NEC
- unspecified site C25.4 — Malignant neoplasm of endocrine pancreas
- juvenile, breast
- large cell
- small cell
- specified site
- unspecified site C34.90 — Malignant neoplasm of unspecified part of unspecified bronchus or lung
- Leydig cell (testis)
- specified site
- unspecified site
- female C56.9 — Malignant neoplasm of unspecified ovary
- male C62.90 — Malignant neoplasm of unspecified testis, unspecified whether descended or undescended
- lipid-rich (female) C50.91 — Malignant neoplasm of breast of unspecified site, female
- male C50.92 — Malignant neoplasm of breast of unspecified site, male
- liver cell C22.0 — Liver cell carcinoma
- liver NEC C22.7 — Other specified carcinomas of liver
- lobular (infiltrating)
- with intraductal
- specified site
- unspecified site (female) C50.91 — Malignant neoplasm of breast of unspecified site, female
- male C50.92 — Malignant neoplasm of breast of unspecified site, male
- noninfiltrating
- breast D05.0 — Lobular carcinoma in situ of breast
- specified site NEC
- unspecified site D05.0 — Lobular carcinoma in situ of breast
- specified site
- unspecified site (female) C50.91 — Malignant neoplasm of breast of unspecified site, female
- male C50.92 — Malignant neoplasm of breast of unspecified site, male
- medullary
- with
- amyloid stroma
- specified site
- unspecified site C73 — Malignant neoplasm of thyroid gland
- lymphoid stroma
- specified site
- unspecified site (female) C50.91 — Malignant neoplasm of breast of unspecified site, female
- male C50.92 — Malignant neoplasm of breast of unspecified site, male
- Merkel cell C4A.9 — Merkel cell carcinoma, unspecified
- anal margin C4A.51 — Merkel cell carcinoma of anal skin
- anal skin C4A.51 — Merkel cell carcinoma of anal skin
- canthus C4A.1 — Merkel cell carcinoma of eyelid, including canthus
- ear and external auricular canal C4A.2 — Merkel cell carcinoma of ear and external auricular canal
- external auricular canal C4A.2 — Merkel cell carcinoma of ear and external auricular canal
- eyelid, including canthus C4A.1 — Merkel cell carcinoma of eyelid, including canthus
- face C4A.30 — Merkel cell carcinoma of unspecified part of face
- specified NEC C4A.39 — Merkel cell carcinoma of other parts of face
- hip C4A.7 — Merkel cell carcinoma of lower limb, including hip
- lip C4A.0 — Merkel cell carcinoma of lip
- lower limb, including hip C4A.7 — Merkel cell carcinoma of lower limb, including hip
- neck C4A.4 — Merkel cell carcinoma of scalp and neck
- nodal presentation C7B.1 — Secondary Merkel cell carcinoma
- nose C4A.31 — Merkel cell carcinoma of nose
- overlapping sites C4A.8 — Merkel cell carcinoma of overlapping sites
- perianal skin C4A.51 — Merkel cell carcinoma of anal skin
- scalp C4A.4 — Merkel cell carcinoma of scalp and neck
- secondary C7B.1 — Secondary Merkel cell carcinoma
- shoulder C4A.6 — Merkel cell carcinoma of upper limb, including shoulder
- skin of breast C4A.52 — Merkel cell carcinoma of skin of breast
- trunk NEC C4A.59 — Merkel cell carcinoma of other part of trunk
- upper limb, including shoulder C4A.6 — Merkel cell carcinoma of upper limb, including shoulder
- visceral metastatic C7B.1 — Secondary Merkel cell carcinoma
- metastatic
- metatypical
- morphea, basal cell
- mucoid
- cell
- specified site
- unspecified site C75.1 — Malignant neoplasm of pituitary gland
- neuroendocrine
- high grade, any site C7A.1 — Malignant poorly differentiated neuroendocrine tumors
- poorly differentiated, any site C7A.1 — Malignant poorly differentiated neuroendocrine tumors
- nonencapsulated sclerosing C73 — Malignant neoplasm of thyroid gland
- noninfiltrating
- intracystic
- intraductal
- breast D05.1 — Intraductal carcinoma in situ of breast
- papillary
- breast D05.1 — Intraductal carcinoma in situ of breast
- specified site NEC
- unspecified site D05.1 — Intraductal carcinoma in situ of breast
- specified site
- unspecified site D05.1 — Intraductal carcinoma in situ of breast
- lobular
- breast D05.0 — Lobular carcinoma in situ of breast
- specified site NEC
- unspecified site (female) D05.0 — Lobular carcinoma in situ of breast
- oat cell
- specified site
- unspecified site C34.90 — Malignant neoplasm of unspecified part of unspecified bronchus or lung
- odontogenic C41.1 — Malignant neoplasm of mandible
- upper jaw (bone) C41.0 — Malignant neoplasm of bones of skull and face
- papillary
- with follicular (mixed) C73 — Malignant neoplasm of thyroid gland
- follicular variant C73 — Malignant neoplasm of thyroid gland
- intraductal (noninfiltrating)
- with invasion
- specified site
- unspecified site (female) C50.91 — Malignant neoplasm of breast of unspecified site, female
- male C50.92 — Malignant neoplasm of breast of unspecified site, male
- breast D05.1 — Intraductal carcinoma in situ of breast
- specified site NEC
- unspecified site D05.1 — Intraductal carcinoma in situ of breast
- serous
- specified site
- surface
- specified site
- unspecified site C56.9 — Malignant neoplasm of unspecified ovary
- unspecified site C56.9 — Malignant neoplasm of unspecified ovary
- papillocystic
- specified site
- unspecified site C56.9 — Malignant neoplasm of unspecified ovary
- parafollicular cell
- specified site
- unspecified site C73 — Malignant neoplasm of thyroid gland
- pilomatrix
- pseudomucinous
- specified site
- unspecified site C56.9 — Malignant neoplasm of unspecified ovary
- renal cell C64 — Malignant neoplasm of kidney, except renal pelvis
- Schmincke
- Schneiderian
- specified site
- unspecified site C30.0 — Malignant neoplasm of nasal cavity
- sebaceous
- secondary
- Merkel cell C7B.1 — Secondary Merkel cell carcinoma
- secretory, breast
- serous
- papillary
- specified site
- unspecified site C56.9 — Malignant neoplasm of unspecified ovary
- surface, papillary
- specified site
- unspecified site C56.9 — Malignant neoplasm of unspecified ovary
Common questions about carcinoma ICD-10 codes
What is the ICD-10 code for adrenal cortical carcinoma?
- C74.0 — Malignant neoplasm of cortex of adrenal gland (header code; choose a more specific subcode).
What is the ICD-10 code for ameloblastic carcinoma?
- C41.1 — Malignant neoplasm of mandible.
What is the ICD-10 code for basal cell carcinoma?
- C44.91 — Basal cell carcinoma of skin, unspecified.
What is the ICD-10 code for branchial or branchiogenic carcinoma?
- C10.4 — Malignant neoplasm of branchial cleft.
What is the ICD-10 code for ceruminous carcinoma?
- C44.29 — Other specified malignant neoplasm of skin of ear and external auricular canal (header code; choose a more specific subcode).
What is the ICD-10 code for granulosa cell carcinoma?
- C56 — Malignant neoplasm of ovary (header code; choose a more specific subcode).
What is the ICD-10 code for hepatic cell carcinoma?
- C22.0 — Liver cell carcinoma.