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ICD-10 Code C57.3: Malignant neoplasm of parametrium

C57.3 is a billable ICD-10 diagnosis code used to classify Malignant neoplasm of parametrium in medical records and claims. You may see this code in hospital records, discharge summaries, insurance claims, encounter documentation, referrals, or other healthcare billing and coding records. ICD-10 codes are diagnosis classification codes used in healthcare records, reporting, coding workflows, and billing support. This code sits within the broader ICD-10 area for Neoplasms (C00-D49).

What is this code?

ICD-10 codes are diagnosis classification codes used in healthcare records, reporting, coding workflows, and billing support. This code sits within the broader ICD-10 area for Neoplasms (C00-D49).

When is it used?

  • May be used when a clinician documents malignant neoplasm of parametrium in a patient's medical record.
  • May appear in hospital records, claims, referrals, and clinical documentation.
  • This code can be used as a clinically usable diagnosis entry in standardized coding workflows.

What it does not mean

  • A code alone does not explain severity, treatment plan, or outcome.
  • A medical code should not be treated as a substitute for a doctor's diagnosis or advice.

Code hierarchy

chapter
2Neoplasms (C00-D49)
block
C00-C96Malignant neoplasms
block
C00-C75Malignant neoplasms, stated or presumed to be primary (of specified sites), and certain specified histologies, except neuroendocrine, and of lymphoid, hematopoietic and related tissue
block
C51-C58Malignant neoplasms of female genital organs
category
C57Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified female genital organs
currentC57

Official coding notes

Inclusion terms
  • Malignant neoplasm of uterine ligament NOS

Where you may see this code

You may see this code in hospital records, discharge summaries, insurance claims, encounter documentation, referrals, or other healthcare billing and coding records.

Related specialists

OncologistGeneral Physician

Coverage-related procedures and services

CPT 81479high
UNLISTED MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY PROCEDURE
Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 81445high
SOLID ORGAN NEOPLASM, GENOMIC SEQUENCE ANALYSIS PANEL, 5-50 GENES, INTERROGATION FOR SEQUENCE VARIANTS AND COPY NUMBER VARIANTS OR REARRANGEMENTS, IF PERFORMED; DNA ANALYSIS OR COMBINED DNA AND RNA ANALYSIS
Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 0543Uhigh
ONCOLOGY (SOLID TUMOR), NEXT-GENERATION SEQUENCING OF DNA FROM FORMALIN-FIXED PARAFFIN-EMBEDDED (FFPE) TISSUE OF 517 GENES, INTERROGATION FOR SINGLE-NUCLEOTIDE VARIANTS, MULTI-NUCLEOTIDE VARIANTS, INSERTIONS AND DELETIONS FROM DNA, FUSIONS IN 24 GENES AND SPLICE VARIANTS IN 1 GENE FROM RNA, AND TUMOR MUTATION BURDEN
Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 81293high
MLH1 (MUTL HOMOLOG 1, COLON CANCER, NONPOLYPOSIS TYPE 2) (EG, HEREDITARY NON-POLYPOSIS COLORECTAL CANCER, LYNCH SYNDROME) GENE ANALYSIS; KNOWN FAMILIAL VARIANTS
Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 81296high
MSH2 (MUTS HOMOLOG 2, COLON CANCER, NONPOLYPOSIS TYPE 1) (EG, HEREDITARY NON-POLYPOSIS COLORECTAL CANCER, LYNCH SYNDROME) GENE ANALYSIS; KNOWN FAMILIAL VARIANTS
Source: CMS coverage guidance
CPT 81299high
MSH6 (MUTS HOMOLOG 6 [E. COLI]) (EG, HEREDITARY NON-POLYPOSIS COLORECTAL CANCER, LYNCH SYNDROME) GENE ANALYSIS; KNOWN FAMILIAL VARIANTS
Source: CMS coverage guidance

Coding guidelines

Compatibility

Legacy and official ICD code match exactly.
Legacy codes
C57.3

Common synonyms

Malignant neoplasm of parametrium

Frequently asked questions

Code details

CodeC57.3
SystemICD10
Display nameMalignant neoplasm of parametrium
ChapterNeoplasms (C00-D49)
BlockMalignant neoplasms of female genital organs

Flags

BillableYes
Valid clinical useYes

Source

SourceICD-10
Version2026-annual
Releaseannual
Year2026

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