C25.7
BillableMalignant neoplasm of other parts of pancreas
HCC Category Mapping
V28HCC 20 — Lung and Other Severe Cancers
0.000V24HCC 9 — Lung and Other Severe Cancers
0.973ESRDHCC 9 — Lung and Other Severe Cancers
0.000RxHCCHCC 20 — Cancer, Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct
0.000What This Code Means
Cancer of the pancreas involving other specific parts or sites not classified in the more specific pancreatic cancer categories.
Coding Tips
- •Use this code when the pancreatic cancer involves sites other than head, body, tail, duct, or endocrine tissue
- •Ensure documentation clearly describes the anatomical location to justify use of this code
Clinical Significance
This code captures pancreatic malignancies affecting areas not classified elsewhere (not head, body, tail, duct, or endocrine tissue). These may include the neck of the pancreas or uncinate process. Proper specificity ensures accurate tracking of tumor location for treatment planning and outcomes research.
Documentation Requirements
- ✓Pathology-confirmed malignancy with histological type
- ✓Specific anatomical description of the pancreatic site involved
- ✓Imaging or surgical documentation supporting the specific location
- ✓Current treatment status and disease stage
- ✓Provider narrative explaining why more specific site codes do not apply
Commonly Confused Codes
C25.0-C25.4 — Specific pancreatic site codes: Always prefer a more specific code if the exact location (head, body, tail, duct, endocrine) is documentedC25.8 — Overlapping sites of pancreas: Use C25.8 when tumor spans multiple regions; use C25.7 for a single non-classifiable siteC25.9 — Unspecified pancreas: C25.7 is more specific than C25.9 but less specific than site-specific codes
Code Hierarchy
└C25Malignant neoplasm of pancreas└C25.7Malignant neoplasm of other parts of pancreas
└C25.7Malignant neoplasm of other parts of pancreas