C22
ICD-10Non-billable categoryMalignant neoplasm of liver and intrahepatic bile ducts
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Malignant neoplasm of liver and intrahepatic bile ducts
C22 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.
Excludes1
Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.
- malignant neoplasm of biliary tract NOS (C24.9)
- secondary malignant neoplasm of liver and intrahepatic bile duct (C78.7)
Use additional code
Report an additional code to identify the associated condition.
- code to identify:
- alcohol abuse and dependence (F10.-)
- hepatitis B (B16.-, B18.0-B18.1)
- hepatitis C (B17.1-, B18.2)
More specific codes under C22
- C22.0Liver cell carcinoma
- C22.1Intrahepatic bile duct carcinoma
- C22.2Hepatoblastoma
- C22.3Angiosarcoma of liver
- C22.4Other sarcomas of liver
- C22.7Other specified carcinomas of liver
- C22.8Malignant neoplasm of liver, primary, unspecified as to type
- C22.9Malig neoplasm of liver, not specified as primary or sec
Where this code sits
- Chapter
- 2. Neoplasms (C00-D49)
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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.