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N80.521

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Superficial endometriosis of the sigmoid colon

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

Endometrial tissue grows in the sigmoid colon at a superficial level, affecting only the outer layers of the bowel wall.

Coding Tips

  • •Superficial endometriosis indicates involvement limited to the mucosa and submucosa layers
  • •Distinguish from deep endometriosis (N80.522) which penetrates into the muscularis or beyond

Code Hierarchy

└N80Endometriosis└N80.5Endometriosis of intestine└N80.52Endometriosis of the sigmoid colon└N80.521Superficial endometriosis of the sigmoid colon
└N80.521Superficial endometriosis of the sigmoid colon

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