C69.41
BillableMalignant neoplasm of right ciliary body
HCC Category Mapping
V28HCC 23 — Melanoma and Other Skin Cancers
0.251V24HCC 12 — Breast, Prostate, and Other Cancers and Tumors
0.150ESRDHCC 12 — Breast, Prostate, and Other Cancers and Tumors
0.000RxHCCHCC 22 — Cancer, Other Specified Sites
0.000What This Code Means
A cancerous tumor of the right ciliary body, the part of the eye that produces fluid and controls the lens shape for focusing.
Coding Tips
- •Confirm right eye documentation; ciliary body tumors are often melanomas
- •These tumors may affect accommodation and intraocular pressure; note any related complications
Clinical Significance
Right ciliary body malignancy requires precise laterality coding for treatment planning, particularly since ciliary body tumors may be treated with local excision (iridocyclectomy) or plaque brachytherapy. Ciliary body melanomas are an independent adverse prognostic factor in uveal melanoma, associated with higher rates of metastasis compared to posterior choroidal tumors of the same size.
Documentation Requirements
- ✓Pathology or clinical imaging confirming ciliary body malignancy
- ✓Documentation confirming right eye involvement
- ✓Ultrasound biomicroscopy measurements
- ✓Assessment for secondary glaucoma, cataract, or lens displacement
- ✓AJCC staging with notation of ciliary body involvement
Commonly Confused Codes
C69.42 — Left ciliary body: verify laterality from clinical documentationC69.31 — Right choroid: ciliary body is anterior; some large tumors bridge both structuresC69.40 — Unspecified ciliary body: use C69.41 when right eye is documentedH21.561 — Pupillary abnormality right eye: do not confuse iris findings with ciliary body neoplasm