C16.0
ICD-10BillableMalignant neoplasm of cardia
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Malignant neoplasm of cardia
C16.0 is valid for submission on a claim — CMS flags it as a billable, specific code.
Inclusion terms
- Malignant neoplasm of cardiac orifice
- Malignant neoplasm of cardio-esophageal junction
- Malignant neoplasm of esophagus and stomach
- Malignant neoplasm of gastro-esophageal junction
Related codes in C16
- C16.1Malignant neoplasm of fundus of stomach
- C16.2Malignant neoplasm of body of stomach
- C16.3Malignant neoplasm of pyloric antrum
- C16.4Malignant neoplasm of pylorus
- C16.5Malignant neoplasm of lesser curvature of stomach, unsp
- C16.6Malignant neoplasm of greater curvature of stomach, unsp
- C16.8Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of stomach
- C16.9Malignant neoplasm of stomach, unspecified
Where this code sits
- Chapter
- 2. Neoplasms (C00-D49)
- Parent code
- C16
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.