C22.9

Approximate Synonyms

• Cancer of the liver

• Malignant neoplasm of liver

Clinical Information

• Your liver is the largest organ inside your body. It filters harmful substances from the blood, digests fats from food and stores the sugar that your body uses for energy. Primary liver cancer starts in the liver. Metastatic liver cancer starts somewhere else and spreads to your liver. Risk factors for primary liver cancer include

Details

• C22.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

• Short description: Malig neoplasm of liver, not specified as primary or sec

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM C22.9 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of C22.9 – other international versions of ICD-10 C22.9 may differ.